Federal regulators and dam owners are about a year into the five-year process of relicensing the 50-year-old hydroelectric dam that spans the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham. Local environmentalists say it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to evaluate and redesign passageways that have failed to allow fish migration.
Bud Warren recounts James Madison Kendall’s unique tide mill beneath the Cathance River Bridge—an innovative wheel powering mills for decades.”
Mark Baker explores the hidden health and environmental hazards of LEDs—their blinding glare, misleading efficiency claims, and regulatory gaps.
Formed by the confluence of six rivers, Merrymeeting Bay drains almost 40% of Maine’s fresh water into the Gulf of Maine through Chop Point. The bay is a unique inland freshwater river delta and the largest staging ground for migratory waterfowl in the Northeast.
