Dover-Foxcroft stares down massive tax hike to maintain ailing dam
Without outside funding, maintaining the dam to federal standards would run the town just under $10 million.
Maine Monitor hosts dam discussion in Bucksport
Maine has a unique opportunity to influence the state’s network of dams.
New bills could allow towns to come together and take over abandoned dams
Hancock County lawmakers are planning legislation that would address dam abandonment in response to a debate over three Bucksport-area dams.
Yarmouth approves plan to remove two Royal River dams
Their removal could restore sea-going fish populations to the Royal River’s headwaters after more than two centuries of impediment.
Four takeaways from our series on Maine dams
Officials are counting on hydro to meet future renewable energy goals, but as the structures age and face stringent requirements for fish passage, their continued operations depend on profitability.
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