NH Sues Monsanto, Solutia, Inc., and Pharmacia for PCB Contamination
PCBs impair approximately 81 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean and approximately 46 other water bodies including Squam Lake and stretches of the Souhegan River. The post NH Sues Monsanto, Solutia,...
View ArticleMowers V. Pappas in First Congressional District
Health care is turning into the major issue for the District 1 congressional seat as the campaign hits the home stretch. The post Mowers V. Pappas in First Congressional District appeared first on...
View ArticleUnder Attack for its Response to the Pandemic, OSHA is Playing Catch-up
In the first months of the pandemic, OSHA drew scathing criticism for a hands-off approach to a crisis that was claiming the lives of many hundreds of essential workers, including meatpackers. The post...
View ArticleCommuter Rail Plan To Connect Southern NH With Boston Chugging Along
New Hampshire could have commuter rail service connecting Nashua, Manchester and its airport with the MBTA line at Lowell, Mass., in the coming years as the Executive Council has approved a $5.4...
View ArticleOpinion: Support Bill to Modernize Fish and Game Commission
Wildlife in NH, both terrestrial and aquatic, are held in Public Trust for all NH citizens and yet because of archaic regulations only 10% of NH residents, those who hold hunting, fishing or trapping...
View ArticlePolice Reform Bill Finds Bipartisan Support
Judges could receive annual implicit bias training and a state pool of funds could be developed for local police body and dashboard cameras under a bill now being considered at the State House. The...
View ArticleTask Force Looks Ahead To Reopening Summer Camps, Adding New Members
Gov. Chris Sununu will consider recommended COVID-19 guidance for opening up overnight camps and day camps in the state this summer. The post Task Force Looks Ahead To Reopening Summer Camps, Adding...
View ArticleSununu Budget Proposal Would Increase Spending While Cutting Taxes
Gov. Chris Sununu Thursday presented a budget that would maintain funding for numerous social service programs, increase spending on mental health, combine the university and community colleges...
View ArticleCLF: New Hampshire Unlawfully Issuing Waste Permits
The proposed massive new landfill in Dalton would have an enormous impact on waste management in New Hampshire for decades to come. As proposed, the landfill will be 180 acres, require the permanent...
View ArticleEducation Policy Changed By House in Second Contentious Session Day
The second day of a contentious House session ended Thursday with an hour-long discussion about two remonstrances - or grievances - submitted to the House. The post Education Policy Changed By House in...
View ArticleRoger Wood Checks In On Gorgeous Great Bay
New Hampshire’s Great Bay, located in the Seacoast region, is beautiful and pristine. The towns and cities around it want to keep it that way. The post Roger Wood Checks In On Gorgeous Great Bay...
View ArticleRoger Wood Asks Four Experts: Is the Merrimack River At Risk?
Jerry Monkman, environmental videographer; Fred McNeil, Manchester city engineer; Dave Anderson, New Hampshire Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and John Macone from the Merrimack...
View ArticleATV Registrations Skyrocket
There were more than 6,500 new Off-Highway Road Vehicle licenses sold this past year, a record, worrying Executive Councilor Joe Kenney of Wakefield and Fish and Game officials that they do not have...
View ArticleControversial Abortion Bill Kept Alive in Senate
The Senate Thursday voted down party lines to keep alive a bill requiring appropriate and reasonable medical treatment for any child born alive. The post Controversial Abortion Bill Kept Alive in...
View ArticleSenate Finance Approves $13.5 Billion Budget Plan Down Party Lines
The Senate Finance Committee proposed a budget that would spend $13.5 billion in total funds in the next biennium and $5.4 billion in general funds. The post Senate Finance Approves $13.5 Billion...
View ArticleA Peek Beneath the Hood of a Utility Rate Case
If there is a fundamental truth that applies to ratepayer advocacy, it is this: The customer has the only wallet in the room. The post A Peek Beneath the Hood of a Utility Rate Case appeared first on...
View ArticleOverwhelming Opposition Voiced Against Dalton Landfill
Members of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services’ Wetlands Bureau heard nearly six hours of testimony from citizens on Monday, with the majority of the speakers registering opposition...
View ArticleDeveloper Says Dalton Landfill Wouldn’t Harm Region
Granite State Landfill, LLC, the company seeking to site a new lined landfill in Dalton, is fighting local residents and a skeptical New Hampshire Wetlands Board to secure permission to begin the...
View ArticleBethlehem Landfill Cited For Operational Deficiencies
The N.H. Department of Environmental Services has issued a letter of deficiency against North Country Environmental Services, Inc., the Casella-owned company that operates the landfill in Bethlehem...
View ArticleWildfire Induced Haze From Out West Impacts Public Health in NH
When the rains finally receded early this week, Granite Staters were greeted instead with a haze generated by the wildfires burning out west - a visual reminder that New Hampshire is anecdotally...
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