Environment & Science
House Trashes Bill to Overhaul Landfill Siting Rules and Regulations
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The House killed a bill that some believe favored the solid waste industry over those impacted by those facilities.
Business & Economy
One Final Light Is Turned Off for Northern Pass
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The ownership of land Eversource purchased for the ill-fated Northern Pass Transmission Project has been transferred to the previous owners of the property.
Environment & Science
Agreement on New Landfill Moratorium Struck in Committees of Conference
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New Hampshire will have a two-year moratorium on the siting of any new landfills and a $200,000 study to determine how far they should be from water if the governor signs a bipartisan agreement on two bills hammered out Tuesday in committees of conference.
Environment & Science
Some Apple Crops Destroyed in NH from Late Frost
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A hard, late frost on May 17 and 18 devasted the apple crop at some of the state’s 228 orchards leaving those low-lying trees eerily without fruit.
Environment & Science
Challenge Filed to Proposed Logging Project in Northern Presidential Range
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Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Environmental Advocacy Clinic, on behalf of forest protection group Standing Trees, submitted an objection with the U.S. Forest Service on Monday, seeking reconsideration of the flawed Peabody West Integrated Resource Project (Project) proposed for the White Mountain National Forest, near Gorham, New Hampshire.
Environment & Science
Cyanobacteria’s Worst May Comes as Report Prepared and $1M in Budget To Fight It
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Cyanobacteria can produce toxins on the water that can pose a toxic threat to humans, pets, and wildlife, and last month, New Hampshire broke a record for the highest number of advisories ever recorded in May.
Environment & Science
Senate Passes Capital Budget, Eliminates ‘Gay Panic’ as a Criminal Defense
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The Senate approved the state’s two-year capital budget, approved a study for landfill setbacks from water, and by a 20-4 vote approved a measure that would prohibit a defense argument based on the victim’s gender identity.
Environment & Science
UNH Grad Student’s Chemical Hobby Leads To Criminal Charges
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The man who made himself sick mixing unstable chemicals in his Durham apartment seems to be a victim of his own recreational interests, according to Assistant Strafford County Attorney Joachim Barth.
Environment & Science
UNH Ph.D. Student Arrested In Connection with Hazardous Material in Durham Home
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Emad Mustafa was arrested for Reckless Conduct with a deadly weapon, and Improper Disposal of Hazardous Materials. Both charges are class B felonies and carry a maximum of seven years in prison.