The proposed relicenseing of FirstLight's hydroelectric facilities on the Connecticut River, which includes the Turners Falls and Northfield dams, has raised significant concerns among environmental groups and residents, who argue that transparency surrounding the license application process is lacking and that the facility poses a substantial threat to aquatic life. Despite claims by FirstLight that the project could power one million homes for a limited time, recent studies have shown that the facility's operation results in a significant energy deficit and has a lethal impact on fish and other aquatic species, with some estimates suggesting that over a million juvenile shad larvae are lost each year due to entrainment.

🐟 A return decades in the making. Across Europe, sturgeon conservation efforts are showing encouraging progress. Recent reintroduction initiatives in Germany and Sweden continue to support the recove...