In a petition submitted last week, two utilities in New England have requested FERC to approve construction of a transmission tie line connecting New England with the Hydro-Québec system in Canada.

In a letter issued to Tidewater Associates on November 3, FERC has determined that tidal barrage projects do not qualify for a hydrokinetic pilot license but will have to obtain license as conventional hydropower.

Last week, FERC issued a 40-year license for continued operation of Bar Mills hydroelectric project in York County, Maine.

With the start of dam breaching, this week marked an end to the long controversy in removal of Fort Halifax dam

The Low Impact Hydropower Institute has certified the Oswego River Project , on the Oswego River, New York and Worumbo project on the Androscoggin River, Maine as low impact hydropower projects.

FERC issued a letter today certifying Rumford Falls Project in Maine for tax credit eligibility under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

American Rivers seeks proposals for river restoration project grants as part of its partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Community-based Restoration Program.

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a 9-0 opinion in the case of S.D. Warren v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection, rejecting a South African paper company' s bid to exempt five of its hydroelectric dams in Maine from the Clean Water Act.

WASHINGTON, DC - The hydropower industry is about to get its day in court in a Clean Water Act case before the U.S. Supreme Court this February. If the industry wins, rivers everywhere will lose.

In an unexpected addendum today, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear two wetlands cases and one case on the Clean Water Act's application to hydropower dams. These three cases are expected to show the Court's posture on the reach of the Clean Water Act.