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News covering science and the environment.
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $18,914,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in New Hampshire.
Dave Emerson officially declared “ice in” for Lake Winnipesaukee Sunday, but didn’t expect it to last. He flies over the lake to check and took this photo.
Despite warnings that the frigid weather is not safe for extended exposure today into Saturday, outdoor activities in the state are going forward in some cases and have been canceled in others as the National Weather Forecast has issued a wind chill warning from 10 a.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Gov. Chris Sununu approved the 10-year master plan for the Mount Washington state park this week and is expecting an estimate for a comprehensive environmental assessment of summit needs as part of his budget, commission members were told Friday.
With another storm approaching, the New Hampshire Department of Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) and the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office urge residents, communities and businesses to take action.
What a year 2022 has been for the state’s beleaguered electric customers. Rates soared to astronomical levels – and now, you might conclude, our four utilities even managed to ruin Christmas for thousands and thousands of people.
Joseph R. Nolan, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Eversource, received nearly $6.5 million in compensation last year. Or, at least, so says the 2022 annual proxy statement of the region’s biggest utility empire.
As natural gas and, especially, electric rates have soared in recent months there is widespread concern that utilities, their shareholders, and their executives are profiting handsomely at the expense of struggling ratepayers.
If you think energy efficiency is an imaginary friend, visit Durham and ask any middle school kid you happen to find.