Conservation groups contest federal review of Kennebec River dams

MAINE PUBLIC • March 6, 2025

Conservation groups say a flawed federal review of fish passage plans for dams on the Kennebec River could doom endangered Atlantic Salmon. John Burrows from the Atlantic Salmon Federation said changes approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will not restore fish to the river. "The only way to do that is to remove some of these dams, and FERC has just written that off," Burrows said.