Hydropower

Ongoing Actions, Ongoing Issues: Trying Again to Free Federal Dams From the ESA

ELR Article

Federal dams have been the focus of major disputes involving application of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), especially its §7 prohibitions on federal actions causing jeopardy to protected species. Operating agencies and project...

Appeal of Northern Pass Transmission, LLC

ELR Case

A state high court upheld the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee's denial of a utility company's application for siting, construction, and operation of a high-voltage transmission line to carry electricity from Canada into New...