Patriarch Partners' Plant in Maine Is A Polluter, Report Says
The Center for Public Integrity has a new report on pollution problems in New England including the Old Town Fuel & Fiber, which is owned by the same company as Gorham Paper and Tissue. The...
View ArticleHow A 'Western Problem' Led To New Drilling Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency's new air pollution rules for the oil and gas industry may seem like odd timing, as President Obama has been trying to deflect Republican criticism that he...
View ArticleGreat Bay Communities and EPA Square Off In Exeter
Representatives of five New Hampshire towns say the Environmental Protection Agency is imposing wastewater limits on the Great Bay that are a financial burden. They made their case to two members of...
View ArticleCurbing Pollution from Power Plants
EarthTalk E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk : I understand the Environmental Protection Agency recently took steps to limit pollution from power plants. What are the details? -- Maddie...
View ArticleE.P.A. Proposes Lower Nitrogen Limit For Portsmouth
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a higher limit for Nitrogen discharge from Portsmouths wastewater treatment plant. But city officials are still unsure whether it will actually save the...
View ArticleAG's Office Announces Settlement in 'Largest Wetlands Fill In N.H. History'
The Attorney General’s office has announced a settlement in what it calls the largest illegal wetlands fill in New Hampshire History. T he company involved faces up to $1.3 million dollars in state and...
View ArticleRepresentatives Of 'Tailpipe' N.H. Applaud Supreme Court Pollution Ruling
New Hampshire politicians from both sides of the aisle are praising a decision from the US Supreme Court upholding the right of EPA to regulate air pollution that crosses state borders. The so-called...
View ArticleN.H. Conference Tackles The Question: How Can The Northeast Adapt To Climate...
The Environmental Protection Agency and Antioch University New England are hosting a climate change adaptation conference in Manchester this week. The "Local Solutions: Northeast Climate Change...
View ArticleBehind the Headlines: What New Carbon Rules Mean For New Hampshire
A lot of reporters were distracted by the big number in yesterday's announcement of proposed reductions in carbon dioxide emissions: 30 percent by 2030. Indeed that was the lead sentence in almost...
View ArticleFollowing Proposed Carbon Regulations, RGGI Allowances Reach Another New High
In the latest quarterly auction of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI , the cost for the right to emit a ton of carbon has again reached a new high. Speculation that more states could join...
View ArticleBrady Sullivan Downplayed Health Risk Of Lead Dust To Tenants
One of New Hampshire’s largest landlords, Brady Sullivan Properties, is under scrutiny from city, state and federal regulators for lead contamination in one of its buildings in Manchester.
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About SCOTUS Decisions on EPA, Housing Discrimination,...
The U.S. Supreme Court has released several landmark rulings recently, but the decisions on same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act upstaged other major cases -- from redistricting to clean air...
View ArticleHUD Grants Lead Remediation Money To Manchester
Manchester is getting a $2.9 million grant from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development to remediate lead hazards in 175 housing units. While this is the fourth time the Queen City has...
View ArticleHassan Says Clean Power Plan Rollback Threatens Clean Energy Jobs
Senator Maggie Hassan is criticizing the Trump administration’s plan to roll back the Clean Power Plan, an environmental policy of the Obama White House. Senator Hassan made the remarks as she toured...
View ArticleWithout Notice, EPA's Scott Pruitt Meets Privately With Sununu
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt was in New Hampshire Tuesday for an unpublicized private meeting with Gov. Chris Sununu. Sununu spokesman Ben Vihstadt confirmed Sununu and...
View ArticleEPA Chief Scott Pruitt Faces House Questions on Ethical Missteps
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt faces potentially make-or-break hearings Thursday on Capitol Hill, where he is expected to be peppered with questions about spending and ethics...
View ArticleEPA: Don’t Eat Fish Caught Near Cleaned-Up Milford Superfund Site
Anglers are advised not to eat fish from part of the Souhegan River in Milford. The Environmental Protection Agency wants people to throw back any fish they catch on a roughly one-mile stretch of river...
View ArticleNashua Residents to Meet with EPA and Real Estate Developer Over Tannery
Nashua residents are meeting on Wednesday with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency and a prospective real estate developer to discuss the clean-up of a proposed superfund site , The...
View ArticleManchester Agrees to Pay Over $6 Million in EPA Settlement
The City of Manchester has reached a settlement with the EPA and the Department of Justice for failing to meet clean air standards for its sewage waste incinerator. The incinerator, located near the...
View ArticleUnder Looming EPA Deadline, Nashua Debates Toxic Waste Cleanup
Nashua residents and officials are debating an EPA proposal to clean up the Mohawk Tannery, a 30-acre toxic waste site along the Nashua River. The former leather tannery has been the focus of local...
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