Environmental Groups Withdraw Lawsuit Over Last Maine Salmon

Environmental Groups Withdraw Lawsuit Over Last Maine Salmon

Source: Associated Press

4/3/2023

Environmental Groups Withdraw Lawsuit Over Last Maine Salmon

Credit: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

A coalition of environmental groups said Monday it is withdrawing a lawsuit against a renewable energy giant that it has accused of jeopardizing the last remaining wild Atlantic salmon in the U.S.

The groups sued Brookfield Renewable, claiming the company kills salmon on the Kennebec River with its dams. Atlantic salmon only return to a handful of U.S. rivers, all in Maine, and they are protected under the Endangered Species Act.