ASSOCIATED PRESS • October 21, 2021
A group of environmental organizations filed court papers Thursday to try to halt operations at Maine dams to protect salmon. Atlantic salmon are listed as endangered by the federal government. They used to swim upstream and spawn in almost every river north of the Hudson River, but now only return to Maine. The Atlantic Salmon Federation, Conservation Law Foundation, Maine Rivers and the Natural Resources Council of Maine want a judge to stop or curtail the operations at four dams on the lower Kennebec River between Waterville and Skowhegan to help the fish.