ATLANTIC SALMON FEDERATION US v. MERIMIL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE ATLANTIC SALMON ) FEDERATION U.S., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 1:21-cv-00257-JDL ) MERIMIL LIMITED ) PARTNERSHIP, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION This citizen suit brought under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) targets the operation of four hydroelectric dams on Maine’s Kennebec River that allegedly interfere with the migration of Atlantic salmon. Plaintiffs Atlantic Salmon Federation U.S., Conservation Law Foundation, Maine Rivers, and the Natural Resources Council of Maine initiated this…