The Hydropower Myth, Part II; Is Hydropower as ‘Green’ as Promised?
Enormous releases of greenhouse gas emissions, species decline and extinction, and habitat fragmentation. While you’d be right if you assumed these were characteristics of fossil-fuel plants that have had devastating impacts on our planet, you might be surprised that...
Climate Change in the Mountains: AMC-led Journal Issue Explores the Impacts
DANIEL BEHR / AMC PHOTO CONTESTWhat are the short- and long-term impacts of climate change in the mountains of the Northeast? A new journal issue, featuring the work of many past and present AMC researchers, explores that question in detail. For decades, AMC...
The Past, Present, and Future of AMC’s Land Conservation Work in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
CAIT BOURGAULTMuch more than a year-round playground for outdoor enthusiasts, Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness—where AMC has protected more than 75,000 acres of forest—is a model for land conservation and carbon storage. Each year, Acadia National Park welcomes more than 2...
Motion to Intervene & Comments on Draft Supplemental EIS on the Coosa Project
Motion to intervene and comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coosa River Hydroelectric Project from Alabama Rivers Alliance, American Rivers, and Coosa Riverkeeper. These comments request FERC to examine greenhouse gas emissions from the project and take climate impacts into consideration.