A U.S. Senate bill introduced Monday aims to prohibit the Department of Defense from buying items that contain toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS, so-called "forever chemicals."
Wednesday, July 01, 2020
Legislation approved this week by the New Hampshire House is a vital step in fighting the public health crisis caused by perfluorochemicals in local water supplies, according to Merrimack officials.
Monday, June 29, 2020
MOSCOW/STOCKHOLM, June 29 (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it had detected no sign of a radiation emergency, after an international body reported last week that sensors in Stockholm had picked up tiny amounts of unusual radioactive isotopes produced by nuclear fission.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
SHELBURNE — Once considered one of the 10 dirtiest rivers in America, the Androscoggin River is on a sustained rebound and conservation groups are working here to preserve a large stretch of it for “quiet recreation.”
Saturday, June 27, 2020
The trauma, grief and hardship the global pandemic has inflicted upon New Hampshire will be with us a long time.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
In the face of New Hampshire’s drought status, communities are responding with water restrictions.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Representatives from Pennichuck water company will be meeting with Litchfield town officials on Wednesday to discuss concerns from residents about water quality.
Summer means blue-green algae blooms appear in lakes across New Hampshire.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday it was seeking to confirm reports of a record temperature reading of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Siberia, saying they were "worrying" but appeared to be consistent with warming trends.
Monday, June 22, 2020
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen visited the Greeley Park boat ramp in Nashua Monday morning to call for the House to approve the Great American Outdoors Act.
Friday, June 19, 2020
After trying to limit water use for the past month, the Merrimack Village District announced Friday that it is now banning all outside water use.
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Scarce rainfall over the past two months has created abnormally dry conditions statewide, with some areas likely to experience an official drought by the end of the month.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
The organizer of Non Toxic Portsmouth says he will continue to ask city councilors to reconsider two planned synthetic turf fields after testing showed indicators of per- and polyfluoroalkyl contaminants in the high school’s synthetic field, which is used for football, soccer and lacrosse.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
SALYERSVILLE, Kentucky - In May 2012, Hanson and Michael Rowe noticed an overpowering smell, like rotten eggs, seeping from an abandoned gas well on their land in Kentucky. The fumes made the retired couple feel nauseous, dizzy, and short of breath.
Tuesday, June 09, 2020
Conservation and environmental leaders from throughout the state are hopeful that the U.S. Senate will support a bill being considered this week to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
DURHAM — An effort to raise in captivity and reintroduce into the wild the endangered New England cottontail met with success, University of New Hampshire researchers say.
Friday, May 29, 2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has released rules guiding how companies use a federal tax credit designed to spur investment in carbon capture and sequestration projects.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
The coal power plant in Bow will not have to install $112 million cooling towers, after the EPA removed the requirement from the plant’s new permit.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Keene State College’s composting program is being honored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as one of the best programs in the country.
SEABROOK -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2019 safety performance of the Seabrook, New Hampshire, nuclear power plant during a virtual meeting June 3.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Flood waters as high as five feet submerged parts of the city of Midland in central Michigan on Wednesday after heavy rain caused a swollen river to overflow its banks and breach two nearby dams, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
New Hampshire Ball Bearings in Peterborough has sued two companies in federal court after the installation of an environmental barrier failed to properly treat contaminants seeping into nearby groundwater.
Sunday, May 03, 2020
Hanover’s greenbelt around the downtown has gained another large parcel with the conservation of the 250-acre Mink Brook Forest, land that was once slated for a 300-unit housing development.
A migration tracking system that can track movements of birds, bats and even large insects will soon expand across New England, thanks to a nearly $1 million federal grant.
Monday, April 27, 2020
MANCHESTER — When Kelly Pascoal’s 5-year-old son told her he wanted to spend the day picking up trash, she wasn’t surprised.
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Officials with the U.S. Forest Service have shut down more than 100 trailheads, shelters, picnic areas and other sites in the White Mountain National Forest.
HANOVER — Hundreds of gallons of heating oil leaked from a newly installed boiler and seeped into the Connecticut River, the Hanover Fire Department said Sunday.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to limit the reach of a landmark water pollution law in a Hawaii dispute over wastewater indirectly discharged into the Pacific Ocean — a ruling hailed by environmentalists.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for protection of the environment on Wednesday’s 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, saying the coronavirus pandemic had shown that some challenges had to be met with a global response.
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Monday is the 10th anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico and an expert from the University of New Hampshire says lessons learned from it can be applied to help mitigate damages to the environment and human health during future disasters.
