EPA fines Hanover Army Lab $85,000 for mishandling dangerous chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release saying the Army Corps of Engineers research lab in Hanover was fined for mishandling a dangerous chemical. Please note that...
View ArticleRoger Wood Indepth — Everything You Need to Know About Northern Pass
Roger Wood interviews Martin Murray, communications manager for Eversource, Catherine Corkery, director of the New Hampshire chapter of Sierra Club and Dan Dolan, president of Northeast Power...
View ArticleTop Lobbying Spenders Pull Back, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Is Tops
The top 10 lobbying spenders in the third quarter of 2015 reported paying lobbyists about $23 million less than the second quarter’s top 10 spenders did, the latest records show. In the second quarter,...
View ArticleRoger Wood Podcast: N.H., Maine Join Clean Power Plan Fight
New Hampshire and Maine have now joined with 23 other states in the battle to defend the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan.
View ArticleProposed New Fees for Hybrid Vehicles
You may be saving gas by driving that futuristic all-electric or hybrid vehicle. But I bet you didn't know that you are costing the state money.
View ArticleConcord Conference Focuses on Extreme Weather
Conference at Dimond Hill Farm in Concord focused on extreme weather conditions that have affected the Northeast. Roger Wood speaks with Catherine Corkery, New Hampshire chapter director of the Sierra...
View ArticleLet There Be Light (From Solar Panels on This Durham Church Roof)
Light from the sun is not only streaming through the stained-glass windows, but is also helping with the electricity bills. The roof of the Durham Unitarian Univeralist Fellowship on Madbury Road is...
View ArticleWhat the Press Was Doing As Flint Water Crisis Worsened
MUCKREADS: The outcry over the public health crisis in Flint, Mich., has intensified in recent days, with President Obama promising $80 million in water infrastructure money and the head of the...
View ArticleCitizens Fight Portsmouth Plan for ‘Toilet’ on Peirce Island
Rally to save Popular Island Monday before crucial city council vote on Monday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m. before 7 p.m. meeting By Save Peirce Island News Release
View ArticleBobcat Controversy Film To Be Shown at State House March 29
CORRECTION ON DATE: The 15-minute film “Protect the Bobcat: A New Hampshire Wildlife Story” on the controversial proposal to remove the bobcat from protection and allow a trapping and trophy hunting...
View ArticleExecutive Council Wants More Info on Mt Sunapee Expansion Plan
The Executive Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to table a vote on a newly released plan to expand Mt Sunapee in Newbury. (full Wednesday Gov. and Executive Council meeting audio above)
View ArticleCouncil Said No Public Questions at Mt Sunapee Expansion Session
Listen to the full audio of the Executive Council work session Wednesday in which the public was not allowed to ask questions. Commissioner Jeffrey Rose discussed the Mt Sunapee expansion item that is...
View ArticleSununu Is Asked to Recuse Himself From Mount Sunapee Expansion Vote
The New Hampshire Sierra Club and Friends of Mount Sunapee submitted a letter to the Governor and Councilor asking Councilor Chris Sununu to recuse himself from the proceedings concerning the Mt...
View ArticleSununu: ‘I will recuse myself from voting on the Mt. Sunapee expansion…’
"As CEO of Waterville Valley Resort, I will recuse myself from voting on the Mt. Sunapee expansion proposal so as to avoid even a perceived conflict of interest."
View ArticleLawyer: Mt Sunapee Expansion Contracts Good for Operator, Bad for New Hampshire
The vote to expand Mount Sunapee in Newbury is scheduled for Wednesday's Governor and Council meeting, but it is unclear what will happen now after a lawyer representing Friends of Mount Sunapee...
View ArticleOpponents Consider Court Action After Mount Sunapee Expansion Approved
The Friends of Mount Sunapee say they will do whatever it takes to stop Mount Sunapee expansion after the Executive Council approved the controversial plan in a 3-1 vote on Wednesday.
View ArticleTown of Milan Acquires 265 Acres for Community Forest
The town of Milan has bought land to begin creating a community forest that will provide the town with income through sustainable timber harvesting, as well as places for local residents to hike, hunt,...
View ArticleNH Expands Area for PFOA Private Well Testing
The state announced new and updated drinking water well test results for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in Litchfield, Manchester and Merrimack, New Hampshire, and that the private-well water testing...
View ArticleCourt Upholds NH’s $236M MTBE Victory
The high court refused to hear ExxonMobil's appeal of earlier court decisions that the state could unlock a trust fund that contains the money.
View ArticleDrought Be Dammed
The water crisis in the West has renewed debate about the effectiveness of major dams, with some pushing for the enormous Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River to be decommissioned.
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