Environmental Group Suing Governor Over Wind Power Moratorium
A regional environmental group is suing Gov. Paul LePage over a moratorium on wind power development he imposed last week.
The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is asking a Cumberland County superior court to strike down the moratorium on Constitutional grounds.
"He's totally usurped the legislative process here," says Sean Mahoney, CLF's director for the state. Mahoney says that by suspending the state's existing framework for wind development, LePage is violating the principle of separation of powers.
"He's imposing his own anti-renewables philosophy on the rest of the state in total contravention to what the state Legislature has done over the last three administrations," says Mahoney.
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