Keeping the spotlight on administrative agencies is often the best way to ensure that they perform as intended and in the best interests of the people. It’s not sexy and it doesn’t make for good headlines, but it’s true – as we at CLF saw this Valentine’s day. As I detailed a few months ago in two blogs (Malpractice post , Patricia Aho post) and in Maine’s newspapers (Sun Journal article), outside the glare of the spotlight the Maine DEP deliberately waived Maine’s rights under the Clean Water Act to control and mitigate the water quality impacts to Flagstaff Lake of the hydropower project owned by Florida Power & Light. We challenged that decision (Aho Letter) and sought to hold the DEP accountable. We also turned our focus, and spotlight, to a similar read more…
- Karen Giarrusso on Egregiously Incomplete: DOE Should Reject Northern Pass’s New Presidential Permit Application
- Christophe Courchesne on Northern Pass Update: New Opportunities to Make Your Voice Heard
- Lynne R. Sellers on Vermont Yankee Closing: Advocacy and Activism Kept Pressure on Aging Plant
- Scott Hening on Northern Pass Update: New Opportunities to Make Your Voice Heard
