InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/category/environment/page/20/)
News covering science and the environment.
The proposed massive new landfill in Dalton would have an enormous impact on waste management in New Hampshire for decades to come. As proposed, the landfill will be 180 acres, require the permanent filling of 17 acres of wetlands, and would have a disposal capacity for 23,000,000 cubic yards of waste. It would operate for at least 38 years.
Gov. Chris Sununu Thursday presented a budget that would maintain funding for numerous social service programs, increase spending on mental health, combine the university and community colleges systems, and cut some taxes.
Gov. Chris Sununu will consider recommended COVID-19 guidance for opening up overnight camps and day camps in the state this summer.
Judges could receive annual implicit bias training and a state pool of funds could be developed for local police body and dashboard cameras under a bill now being considered at the State House.
Wildlife in NH, both terrestrial and aquatic, are held in Public Trust for all NH citizens and yet because of archaic regulations only 10% of NH residents, those who hold hunting, fishing or trapping licenses, have any say in their management.
New Hampshire could have commuter rail service connecting Nashua, Manchester and its airport with the MBTA line at Lowell, Mass., in the coming years as the Executive Council has approved a $5.4 million engineering and public outreach contract for the NH Capitol Corridor rail project.
In the first months of the pandemic, OSHA drew scathing criticism for a hands-off approach to a crisis that was claiming the lives of many hundreds of essential workers, including meatpackers.
Health care is turning into the major issue for the District 1 congressional seat as the campaign hits the home stretch.
PCBs impair approximately 81 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean and approximately 46 other water bodies including Squam Lake and stretches of the Souhegan River.