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Cyanobacteria in NH Lakes An Increasing Problem That May Be Linked to ALS
“Cyanobacteria is the biggest threat to New Hampshire that no one knows about, '' said Rosemarie Ring, D-Salem, who in 2022 with state Sen. Suzanne Prentiss, D-Lebanon, sponsored a bill to create the...
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Here’s What Happened To The Dozen Bills Involving PFAS Pollution
The New Hampshire legislature has finished its most recent session, an important one for several lawmakers who have made PFAS chemicals a hallmark of their careers. The post Here’s What Happened To The...
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State OKs Mount Sunapee Plan With Conditions To Work on Lagoons
Vail Resorts has been given conditional approval for its annual operating plan for Mount Sunapee after questions surfaced about the need and environmental impact of building a fourth parking lot on the...
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Sununu Signs Bills on Childcare, PFAS, Cannabis for Anxiety; Vetoes Two Bills
But two bills did not make the cut, and both were described as too "vague" and will go back to the legislature in the fall where each body will need to come to a two-thirds vote for passage to override...
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Lake Kanasatka Feted for Reversing Cyanobacteria, Potentially Impacting...
After an alum treatment this spring on Lake Kanasatka, and extensive efforts by residents of the lake to improve their properties to reduce storm runoff and nutrient loading, things have turned around...
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NH DES: Cyanobacteria Updates for July 12 to 18, 2024
Please continue to monitor shorelines for changing conditions. NHDES advises lake users to avoid contact with the water in the vicinity of blooms. Pets and livestock should also be kept out of the...
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Saco River Paddle Brings State Outdoor Industry Together
Paddling together to help progress the state's growing outdoor economy, about 50 individuals involved in the industry across the state came together on the Saco River Thursday to network, swim and...
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AG Joins Coalition Asking SCOTUS for Emergency Stay of EPA’s New Rule on...
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that this week New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 25 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay on the implementation of the...
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Washington State Woman Nominated To Be Next Fish and Game Director
Stephanie Lynn Simek of Olympia, Washington, has been nominated by Gov. Chris Sununu to replace outgoing Scott Mason in the role when he steps away Aug. 7.
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LGBTQ+ and Save Forest Lake Supporters Protest at Council Meeting at The...
The Executive Council was greeted for its meeting at The Rocks Estate Wednesday by supporters of the Save Forest Lake Association which is fighting landfill siting issues and a local family backing...
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Pittsburg OHRV Trails Hit Hard By July 10 Rain as State Scrambles to Get Help
A torrential rain storm in Coos and parts of Grafton counties July 10 left an estimated $9.1 million in damage to roads, bridges and infrastructure, including the economic life blood of the area, its...
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State Assessing Damage to Trails in Pittsburg and Access Issues for Camp Owners
State officials are working with their federal counterparts to take stock of the damage inflicted on trails in the Great North Woods that suffered catastrophic damage from a rain storm July 10, which...
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Biologists Have Theories on Why Lake Winnipesaukee Had Cyanobacteria in June
An unprecedented outbreak of cyanobacteria blooms across Lake Winnipesaukee in mid-June has aquatic biologists looking at a few potential causes, including one that relates to a newly discovered...
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Coos County Leaders Told Public Meeting on Logging v. Carbon Credits Being...
A public meeting is being planned in Pittsburg later this summer when the new owner of the 146,400-acre Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Tract will present a new version of its plan to cut wood for the...
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Laconia State School Sale Advisory Committee Meets Thursday
A meeting is planned for this Thursday by a committee that will review five proposals offered to the state for acquisition of the former Laconia State School.
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UNH Stormwater Center Gets Grant to Find Solutions To Lake Pollution
A big parking lot at the University of New Hampshire where students' vehicles will soon be parked could be the site of a national study of stormwater and its impacts.
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Lake Folks Learned Sununu Vetoed Fertilizer Bill at Packed Meeting on...
Lakefront residents concerned about cyanobacteria packed the Moultonborough Town Library Wednesday night and were told Gov. Chris Sununu has just vetoed a bill that sought to regulate the use of...
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North Country First Responders Get $5M Boost for Training Facility
Training for the North Country's firefighting and Emergency Medical Services response needs, along with licensing of commercial drivers from school buses to fire trucks got a huge leg up, Tuesday when...
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Speakers Oppose Rye Harbor Proposal for $1M Changes at PDA Meeting
Residents and business owners in Rye Harbor called for more transparency after a plan by the Pease Development Authority to build what some call a "raised strip mall" in the harbor was strongly opposed...
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Opponents of Dock Approval on Ossipee Lake Confront State Officials
Lakefront property owners and residents made it clear at a public meeting Friday they do not like the state Department of Environmental Services process for approving docks and were told that it would...
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