Swift River Co. v. Board of Envtl. Protection
ELR Citation: ELR 21073 No(s). Ken-88-135 (Me. Nov 8, 1988)
The court rules that a Maine statute designed to protect outstanding rivers prohibits the construction of new dams on protected rivers and prohibits dam redevelopment that would diminish the river's significant resource values. The court holds that although the Maine legislature sought to encourage ...