Green Mountain Power Corporation applied for a new major license to operate the Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Project on the Winooski River in Vermont. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff has indicated that licensing the project is unlikely to have a major negative impact on the environment. As a result, they plan to prepare and circulate an Environmental Assessment for review by all interested parties. Feedback will be considered before the Commission makes its final decision on licensing.
Simple Explanation
Green Mountain Power wants to keep using water from a river in Vermont to make electricity, and some people will check to see if this is okay for nature. They will write a report about it, and everyone can read and say what they think before a decision is made.