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“All Granite Staters deserve access to clean drinking water without having to worry about contamination from toxic PFAS chemicals,” said Senator Shaheen.
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 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permits, a House committee was told Tuesday as the state grapples with new rules, a new 10-year solid waste plan and outdated laws and regulations that have turned New Hampshire into a dumping ground for surrounding states.
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.
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.
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 credits, lawmakers are beginning to turn their attention to finding replacement revenue.
“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 products alongside (or below) the official name.”
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.
“We have to stop using products with PFAS,” Karen Ebel said.