PFAS Continue To Be a Priority Among Some NH Lawmakers
In the months that followed the sudden announcement that Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics would be closing their Merrimack plant, the fight against PFAS pollution continued. The post PFAS Continue To...
View ArticleNew Bottle Bill Would Put the Onus on Producers, Not Municipalities
A new version of a “bottle bill” would transfer responsibility for redeeming bottles and cans to their producers, help municipalities and reduce litter. The post New Bottle Bill Would Put the Onus on...
View ArticleBill Would Prohibit Some Products From Adding PFAS Forever Chemicals
“We have to stop using products with PFAS,” Karen Ebel said. The post Bill Would Prohibit Some Products From Adding PFAS Forever Chemicals appeared first on InDepthNH.org.
View ArticleNH Safety Leaders Focus on Seabrook Nuclear Plant’s Emergency Plan Proposal
NextEra’s proposed changes to the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant’s 40-year-old emergency plan has the attention of Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn and his director of Homeland Security. The post...
View ArticleBoard Says No To Changing Mount Washington to Agiocochook, Says It Can Be...
“The members noted that the name Agiocochook is recorded as a variant name in the BGN’s database entry for Mount Washington, and as such it is permitted to be shown, where warranted, on Federal...
View ArticleU.S. Sens. Shaheen, Collins, Kelly, King Introduce Legislation On PFAS...
“All Granite Staters deserve access to clean drinking water without having to worry about contamination from toxic PFAS chemicals,” said Senator Shaheen. The post U.S. Sens. Shaheen, Collins, Kelly,...
View ArticleNH Tackles Loss of Timber Tax From Shift To Less Logging With Carbon Credit...
With the potential loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in timber tax revenues for North Country communities and county government because of a shift from logging trees to saving them for carbon...
View ArticleHouse Panel Favors Bill To Restrict Sale of Some Consumer Products with PFAS
During its executive session on Wednesday, the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee voted on two bills that would substantially impact environmental concerns in consumer products. The post...
View ArticleAshland Voters Earmark Only $1 for $135M Waste Facility, Killing the Project...
During the deliberative session for the SB-2 town, voters passed warrant 15 on the ballot for March 12; it will read the sum of $1. It passed 41-29, said Town Clerk Pat Tucker. The post Ashland Voters...
View ArticleMoratorium on Landfill Permits Would Give State Time to Catch Up
The time is right to pause any new landfill permits, a House committee was told Tuesday as the state grapples with new rules, a new 10-year solid waste plan and outdated laws and regulations that have...
View ArticleSununu Urges Lawmakers To Continue NH Successes in State of the State Address
In his last State of the State Address, Gov. Chris Sununu said the state is in good shape, and though the envy of others, lawmakers should not take this for granted. The post Sununu Urges Lawmakers To...
View ArticleCoakley Landfill PFAS Contamination: Cleanup Slowly Progresses, Questions Remain
As research opens the public eye to the numerous dangers of PFAS, or forever chemicals, pressure remains firmly on the Coakley Landfill Group, the EPA, and the state to remedy contamination from the...
View ArticlePresident Biden Met with State Rep. and Discussed PFAS Pollution Accountability
Although she only had a brief moment to chat with the President, she delivered her House Resolution and discussed ongoing concerns over PFAS pollution accountability in New Hampshire. The post...
View ArticleNRC To Hold Online Public Meeting with Seabrook Owners March 19 on Emergency...
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is set to hold a public meeting with Seabrook Station’s owners NextEra on Tuesday, March 19, at 10:00 am ET, which the public may observe via online video...
View ArticleNextEra Says Cutting Staff Won’t Impact Seabrook Nuclear Plant Safety
Reducing the number of radiation safety technicians, facility coordinators, and mechanics at Seabrook Station won’t add any risk to the community in case of an emergency, according to NextEra. The post...
View ArticleJasper Tells Angry Farmers They Can Reapply for $8M in Grants Due To Weather...
About 60 farmers from across the state left their fields and went online Wednesday hoping to get information about the $8 million in grants to be distributed after losses from weather events in 2023....
View ArticleStorm great for ski areas to the north, but led to power outages in south
A major snowstorm Saturday dumped more than two feet of snow in the northern half of the state while leaving thousands without power from downed trees in a more wet band of snow and rain from Alton to...
View Article‘Clams’ Planning a No Nukes Comeback; 45th Anniversary of Three Mile Island...
When an accident at the Three Mile Island reactor in Middletown, Pennsylvania transformed the plant from a technological miracle to a radioactive ruin in a matter of moments on March 28, 1979, the...
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Eversource Ready to Respond to Another Spring Storm
On the heels of an ice storm last week and wind storm over the weekend, Eversource is prepared for another early spring storm that is forecasted to bring significant amounts of heavy, wet snow, gusty...
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Council Approves $21M for Duprey’s Building; More Than 60,000 Came For Eclipse
The Executive Council was told at least 60,000 vehicles above the normal flow passed through the tolls for the Solar Eclipse, and approved $21 million for the purchase of Granite Place South from...
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