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Dover-Foxcroft rejects removal, votes to maintain town dam
The town now has to hastily develop engineering plans to restore the dam and meet federal standards, an $8 million cost
Brookfield: the dam king of Maine
The corporate giant generates nearly 90 percent of the state’s hydropower.
Environmentalists advocate for removal of four Kennebec River dams
Advocates claim that federal proposals to improve fish passage were insufficient and only removal would save at-risk species like Atlantic salmon.
Yarmouth moves closer to dam removals on the Royal River
A deliberation that has spanned decades was pushed forward by a recent plan from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to remove one dam and much of another.
Dover-Foxcroft weighs dam removal
In Piscataquis County, recent flooding highlights risks related to the town’s historic dam.
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