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Public comment period on federal permit for proposed Eastport data center ends Monday
As the federal deadline arrives, opponents gather signatures for a revised petition giving residents final vote on large industrial projects.
$130 million refund to Maine customers in limbo as electric utilities appeal order to cut profits
Federal regulators said New England utilities must retroactively lower their profits from transmission infrastructure. The companies appealed.
Eastport files motion to intervene in underwater data center case
In a letter to federal regulators this week, the Eastport City Council asked that FERC deny the application.
Paris Select Board puts data center development on hold
The board approved a 180-day moratorium, directed the Planning Board to draft a ban ordinance and discussed an interim police chief.
Water supply for Maine’s Navy shipyard is draining months ahead of schedule
Water restrictions have been in effect for weeks in Kittery and part of Eliot, and a top official there calls the situation an “emergency.”
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