Amidst the COVID waste disposal shakeup, Lebanon logged their best revenue year for recycling in 2020, and by July of this year they’d already reached their recycling revenue estimates.
Environment & Science
Downgraded Henri Brings Heavy Rain, Winds To NH
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The National Weather Service predicts Henri will weaken Sunday night with winds gusting 20 to 30 mph in some places in New Hampshire especially in southern and coastal areas with high surf through Monday morning.
Environment & Science
Henri Makes Landfall; NH Experiencing Heavy Rains, Power Outages
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The most recent forecast predicts Henri crossing New Hampshire on Monday as a tropical depression but residents and visitors should not let their guards down.
Environment & Science
NH DHHS Identifies Season’s First Positive Test for West Nile Virus in Salem
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The batch was collected in the town of Salem on August 3, 2021.
Abby Herrick
Council Backs More Funds for Media Encouraging Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19
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The state is shifting its COVID-19 vaccine media focus and spokesmen away from political figures like Gov. Chris Sununu to citizens who have received the benefits of receiving the shots, the Executive Council was told on Wednesday.
Energy
Op-Ed: Code Red on Global Warming
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“The really, really scary thing about the climate crisis is that every single achievement of every human society on Earth occurred under a climate that no longer exists.”
Environment & Science
NHDES Warns Coastal Rockingham County About Air Pollution
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Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is expecting air pollution concentrations to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive individuals in Coastal Rockingham County on Thursday, Aug. 12, and Friday, Aug. 13.
Courts & Corrections
Judge Dismisses Motions In Casella Lawsuit
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A civil lawsuit against Casella Waste Systems, Inc., making its way through the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire since May 2018, will proceed after Judge Paul J. Barbadoro’s denial of the parties’ cross-motions seeking summary judgment.
Business & Economy
Sununu Signs New Laws Ranging From Religion To Environment
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Gov. Chris Sununu signed 30 bills into law Tuesday from the recently concluded 2021 legislative session ranging from environmental changes to making church essential services during a state of emergency.
Business & Economy
Restoring the ‘Redwoods of the East’- the American Chestnut
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Doug McLane is a resident of Plymouth and in my view one of New Hampshire’s environmental heroes. His work in the battle to halt climate change is well-known and acknowledged, but he has also been deeply immersed in the fight to restore the American Chestnut.