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The top 10 lobbying spenders in the third quarter of 2015 reported paying lobbyists about $23 million less than the second quarter’s top 10 spenders did, the latest records show. In the second quarter, the top 10 spenders reported nearly $89 million in outlays, compared to almost $66 million between July 1 and Sept. 30 — a drop of about 25 percent.
Roger Wood interviews Martin Murray, communications manager for Eversource, Catherine Corkery, director of the New Hampshire chapter of Sierra Club and Dan Dolan, president of Northeast Power Generators Association.
The ambitious project may be years away, but the battle is already underway over the massive Northern Pass electricity project in New Hampshire.
If ultimately built, a 192-mile transmission line will be constructed — underground and on towers — from Quebec province through New Hampshire. It would provide some 1,000 megawatts of power to the state and New England from Hydro-Quebec’s water driven hydro-electric plants in Canada.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release saying the Army Corps of Engineers research lab in Hanover was fined for mishandling a dangerous chemical. Please note that InDepthNH.org will publish complete news releases from businesses and government agencies when possible.
News Release
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New England Regional Office
October 8, 2015
Contact: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
Hanover, N.H. Army Lab Fined and Takes Steps to Improve Safety under EPA Settlement
BOSTON – The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to pay $85,059 to settle EPA claims that it violated federal regulations meant to protect the public from hazardous chemicals at a research lab in Hanover, N.H., and it has taken action to improve the safety of its operations at the facility.
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