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Normandeau Blasts Fish and Game Commission for Secret Vote Against Him

Chairman Robert "Moose" Phillipson of Cheshire County, said: "We were requested by the governor to not say anything to you until it was done. The actual decision was made between you and the...

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Judge’s Ruling Paves Way for Construction To Begin on Seacoast Powerline Project

CLF sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and project developer Eversource trying to halt the $84 million, 13-mile transmission line from Madbury to Portsmouth. The post Judge’s Ruling Paves Way for...

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Lawmakers Prepare To Do Their Thing With Some Old and New Legislation

The road to becoming a new law is a long one and full of opportunity for the public to have an impact. The post Lawmakers Prepare To Do Their Thing With Some Old and New Legislation appeared first on...

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Petitioners Hope To Save Fish & Game Director Glenn Normandeau’s Job

The letter says Normandeau has been an excellent leader for the past 12 years and the signers appreciate that he listens to all staff to better understand and support the work they do for the state’s...

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Jane Difley Honored By The Land Trust Alliance and Her Many Friends

Difley received the distinguished Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award in Raleigh during the welcome dinner of Rally 2019: The National Land Conservation Conference on Oct. 18. The post Jane...

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Study Raises Concern About E-Cigarette Waste

They discovered that e-cigarette waste made up 19 percent of that recovered litter – trash that a mere a decade ago would scarcely have existed on high school campuses anywhere. The post Study Raises...

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Tracy Bartels Named Manager of Mount Sunapee in Newbury

Vail Resorts took over the state's lease of the ski area from Okemo Resort owners Tim and Diane Mueller last year. The post Tracy Bartels Named Manager of Mount Sunapee in Newbury appeared first on...

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Podcast: Plymouth Board Declares Climate Emergency

Wayne D. King, The Radical Centrist, interviews Doug McLane, a founder of Pemi Climate Emergency Coalition, about the Plymouth Select Board's recent declaration of a climate emergency. The post...

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House Republicans Oppose Democrat Proposed Plastic Bag Tax

House GOP Leader Dick Hinch: “I believe there are better ways to help consumers make informed decisions other than forcing stores to charge consumers ten cents per bag." The post House Republicans...

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Crunch Time at the NH State House

Deadlines loom for 156 retained bills from the last session, which will be among the first orders of business when the legislature returns on Jan. 8, 2020. The post Crunch Time at the NH State House...

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What’s NH To Do About Ugh, Garbage: The New Report

The Committee to Study Recycling Streams and Solid Waste Management in New Hampshire issued its final report recently with 23 recommendations and 39 findings. The post What’s NH To Do About Ugh,...

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Lyme Disease, Heat Stress, Extreme Weather Expected to Increase as NH Warms

Resulting climate and health adaptation plans from the Monadnock region focused on extreme weather, the Upper Valley on heat stress, and the Lakes and Seacoast Networks on Lyme disease. The post Lyme...

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Gilmanton Church Among 33 Projects Awarded $3.5M in Heritage Grants

More than 100 representatives of the community, conservation and historic projects packed into the Executive Council Chamber at the State House Wednesday for the announcement of the awards through the...

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Update: Regional Clean Transportation Plan Released; Sununu Says NH Won’t...

On Tuesday, a draft transportation climate plan was released by the Transportation Climate Initiative or TCI, which for the past year has had states in the region studying ways to reduce greenhouse...

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Sen. Watters Slams Sununu’s Opposition to Cutting Transportation Emissions

Sen. Watters also released legislation he has filed regarding the Transportation and Climate Initiative, LSR 2777, an act establishing a commission to evaluate the transportation climate initiative...

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Climate, Winter Sports, NH’s Economy – Now Go Play

What they found was not surprising: Cold, snowy winters brought more visitors and generated more economic activity than warm, slushier winters. The post Climate, Winter Sports, NH’s Economy – Now Go...

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NH House Approves Controversial ‘Red Flag’ Bill First Day Back

The "Red Flag" bill’s prime sponsor Rep. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham, said since the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee first held a public hearing on the bill last spring, the...

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PUC Staff to Eversource: Time for a Haircut

Eversource wants to increase its annual revenues in New Hampshire by almost $70 million. That amounts to a rate hike of nearly 20 percent. The post PUC Staff to Eversource: Time for a Haircut appeared...

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House Backs Minimum Wage Hike, Limits Plastics, and Tables OHRV Bill

“Rather than embracing the successful policies of Republican leadership, Democrats seem content to repeatedly try to undermine New Hampshire’s economic progress by mandating a 100% wage hike for some,”...

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Committee Backs Bill Setting Maximum PFAS Levels For Drinking Water

As amended, the bill would set state PFAS maximum contaminant levels at the same levels recommended by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services in 2019. The post Committee Backs Bill...

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