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State regulators ruled against Northern Pass and ordered the video be shown at the adjudicative hearings, but said all 10 people featured in it must be available for cross-examination as lawyers for the project had insisted. The video will be shown at the public hearing Friday, Oct. 20 in Concord.
The Coos Planning Board seems headed for a collision with the federal government over the board’s assertion that it has the authority to regulate private projects on federal lands.
Meeting will be Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at James Mastricola Upper Elementary school in Merrimack.
The agreement requires the Air Force to provide Portsmouth with funding to complete design plans for the carbon filtration system that will remove perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in water from the Haven, Harrison and Smith Wells, which are treated at the former Pease Air Force Base water treatment facility now operated by the city.
Amid concern that 100-year storms will be happening more often, a new report has worrisome news for towns and landowners in the Ammonoosuc River watershed: About half of 474 culverts investigated will fail in such downpours.
Should there be a central organization to help coordinate and improve the use of trails in Coos County?
Should the different groups involved with trails – ranging from hiking to ATV clubs – work together to improve the recreational experience and boost economic development?
The White Mountain National Forest is again exploring ways to reduce automobile traffic in the 800,000-acre recreational area, according to Forest Supervisor Tom Wagner.
Today, New Hampshire’s Congressional Delegation wrote to Governor Chris Sununu to express their support for New Hampshire joining the United States Climate Alliance.
MONICA READS: The author, Dan Egan, has created a living testament to the Great Lakes and how we take care of them and the water-rich resources we have.