Prevent Excessive Clearcutting 

In this one project, Eversource plans to clear-cut 278 acres to widen their powerline corridor through 11 towns. Instead, they should cut only as much as is necessary to protect the powerlines. They have not used due care to distinguish between trees that pose risks and those that do not. 

• Project name: WT-11 Transmission Right-of-Way Reliability Program (TRRP) Project

• Towns impacted: Northfield, Erving, Wendell, Montague, Leverett, Shutesbury, Pelham, Belchertown, Amherst, Granby, and Ludlow

• Status: The MA Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) office has issued a certificate for Eversource's draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), with a stipulation that Eversource should continue to refine its plan. This certificate allows Eversource to proceed with writing their Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). They are now anticipating a January (or possibly December) submittal to the EEA. When it is submitted, there will be a 30-day public comment period. Eversource will also need other permits, and towns' Conservation Commissions will also be involved.

Call the Governor on Oct. 15

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Act Now -- Sign the Petition

We want Eversource to keep selectively pruning, topping, or cutting trees that threaten the wires. We don't want them to clearcut straight-line swaths of thousands and thousands of trees that don't threaten the wires, just to maximize their own profit. Sign the Petition 

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