Posing as an effort to protect public lands, Question 1 would do several very undemocratic things.

It would overturn decisions made by the democratic body that approved construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect after consulting with environmental scientists to ensure it will offset greenhouse gas emissions resulting from fossil fuels power generation.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Construction on a 145-mile (233-kilometer) electricity transmission corridor in western Maine can continue while litigation proceeds over a 1-mile section that was leased by the state, a state Supreme Court justice ruled.

Maine’s top court ruled this week that construction of a 145-mile transmission-line corridor through western Maine can continue while the appeal of a judge’s decision to nullify a crucial lease needed for the project makes its way through the courts.

We have a real horse race on our hands with the New England Clean Energy Connect project. It’s a race for information and trying to separate the hype from the truth.

LEWISTON — City officials reaffirmed support for the controversial New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line Tuesday ahead of a November referendum that looks to halt the project.

What if I told you that, if Question 1 passes, you and your family will lose out on $116 worth of cost savings per year? That’s no small number. It’s time Maine families know the truth about the direct savings and benefits this corridor brings to us.

Around one-quarter of Mainers are of French-Canadian descent, the largest concentration of any state in the union. In addition, Canada is Maine’s largest trading partner.

BANGOR — There’s no evidence to support claims that Central Maine Power parent company Avangrid is violating its permit requirements while clearing a path for a transmission line in western Maine, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection said.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection on Monday rejected a claim by four lawmakers that tree-cutting in a controversial hydropower corridor under construction by a Central Maine Power Co. affiliate violated permit requirements.

LEWISTON — The city’s property tax rate has been reduced due to $100 million in new valuation from the New England Clean Energy Connect project.

When I was 15, I was sent to live with my uncle Leonard in West Peru, Maine.

Don’t you wish Maine had a truth-in-advertising law that prohibited shadowy special interest groups from lying in their TV ads? I know I do. I see so much nonsense about the New England Clean Energy Corridor (NECEC) that is entirely untrue or lacks meaningful context, it makes me change the channel.

There is a continuing debate over the new transmission line running through Maine that will bring electricity into New England from Hydro Quebec. The sides are clearly drawn, but the arguments are often muddled by details.

To the Editor;

I am sick of all the negative talk about the New England Clean Energy Connect project. Let’s balance out the misinformation campaign by looking at this much-needed alternative energy source.