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On April 19, the EPA announced that two widely used PFAS chemicals would be designated as hazardous substances under the Superfund Law—another substantial step to combat widespread health and environmental impacts of forever chemicals, soon after the EPA’s announcement of new PFAS drinking water standards.
The first installment explained how child care in New Hampshire is currently suffering, leaving families without access to vital child care or unable to pay for it, while child care workers remain underpaid, burnt out, and their facilities understaffed.
MERRIMACK – On Wednesday, the EPA made a historic announcement of new legally enforceable drinking water standards targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals.
One of the bills on the New Hampshire House of Representative’s Thursday schedule is HB 1014, a bill that would bolster voter registration efforts among young people by altering public and private school curricula.
Thursday’s House session began with divisive laws regarding Children and Family Law. In two tight votes, the House narrowly passed HB 1192 and HB 1659, which impact how family court would handle difficult family dynamics and parenting obligations.
What one candidate didn’t know when her campaign began earlier this year, is that it would be disrupted by Goffstown’s ongoing polarization—and that she would receive threatening messages right up until Election Day, March 12.
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.
Not only were they divided in whether or not they believed the resolution should pass, but they also revealed their own conflicting perspectives on the urgency of the climate crisis.
A group of high school students have been fighting to change New Hampshire public schools’ curricula to incorporate a more robust climate change education.