CONCORD — The state of New Hampshire plans to install electric-vehicle “fast” charging stations along six major highway corridors. And it won’t cost taxpayers a dime.
There’s a Mona Lisa hidden away in the northwest corner of Manchester — not a masterpiece painting, but an ecological gem.
MERRIMACK — Southern New Hampshire communities are struggling to find money so their residents can recycle, even as the cost in some towns approaches double that of regular trash disposal.
KEENE — Frogs and salamanders migrating in the spring have been getting car-free passage on North Lincoln Street, and now the Harris Center for Conservation Education is asking the city to continue the protection.
CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu joined the bipartisan call to pass a federal bill that permanently earmarks money for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.
According to NOAA, the North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species, with about 400 whales remaining.
Construction crews working on Route 28 in Salem accidentally struck a natural gas main Monday morning, causing a major leak and subsequent shutdown that affected hundreds of customers.
A mass evacuation is underway in the Philippines, where an erupting volcano 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of the capital has triggered some 75 earthquakes and spewed “ballistic fragments,” forcing the nation’s financial markets to suspend trading and Manila airport to close.
The city manager in Dover says there will be a careful review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft permit for wastewater treatment plants discharging into Great Bay Estuary.
MANILA — The Philippines is bracing for a major eruption from one of its most active volcanoes amid escalating agitation on Sunday that sent ash spewing as far as the capital and prompted the evacuation of thousands.
Roger Federer has responded to criticism from teenaged climate change activist Greta Thunberg, saying he is “happy to be reminded” of his responsibilities.
ELIOT, Maine — A Maine woman who has spent years sending financial aid to a school in Haiti is traveling there Sunday with her family and a group of Seacoast residents to see the impact their contributions have made.
Opposition is growing around a regional climate compact backed by Gov. Charlie Baker — with officials in nearby New England states knocking the deal as others mull it over.
BRUSSELS — Belgium’s federal police have fallen foul of tighter emissions controls that went into effect at the start of the year, with a number of its cars and vans now too dirty to enter the cities of Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent.
CONCORD — The House of Representatives Thursday voted to ban single-use plastic bags and force merchants to charge a new fee for consumers to buy recyclable ones.
The tanker was hauling 11,000 gallons when it was hit by a car, police said.
Among the many apocalyptic scenes from the Australian bush fires has been the presence of explosive, towering clouds appearing in the skies above the fire zones of southeastern Australia.
CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu embraced a package of Republican-led plans to promote clean energy to start the 2020 legislative session in what political opponents say is an attempt to disavow two years of vetoes.
DURHAM — Organic dairy cows fed kelp meal produced less methane for part of the summer grazing season, according to researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire.
Waste heat from the Burgess BioPower plant would melt ice downtown.
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY — Australian officials took advantage of better weather on Monday to reopen roads blocked by wildfires and move some people to safety although thick smoke stalled rescue efforts and hundreds of people remained stranded.
HARVARD, Mass. -- Four more protesters who oppose the use of fossil fuels have been arrested while trying to block a train, this time in Harvard.
SYDNEY — Pillars of fire and smoke from bushfires are tarnishing Australia’s reputation for pristine vistas abounding in wildlife and wreaking havoc on tourism, officials say, as authorities are forced to cancel concerts, close parks and evacuate towns.
Despite its leadership on climate change, New England still permits natural gas and coal to be used and burned in its borders, which has riled Worcester residents into action.
The battle was quintessential David vs. Goliath.
A bipartisan group of Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, and the District of Columbia, have released a draft plan to curb emissions from gasoline and diesel over the next decade and beyond.
PINKHAM NOTCH — As Walter Graff prepares to retire as the No. 2 person at the Appalachian Mountain Club, he looks back on the creation of educational programs that bring thousands of people to the White Mountains and the prospect of setting aside up to a million acres in Maine for recreation…
CONCORD — Climate change advocates say a new, 12-state compact could lead to fewer cars on the road and a massive investment in infrastructure to reduce highway congestion.
PORTLAND, Maine — A state task force is recommending that nearly 400 community water systems in Maine be required to test for an emerging class of “forever chemicals” and that manufacturers disclose when PFAS is intentionally used in consumer products.
MOSCOW — The group behind Nord Stream 2 said on Saturday it aimed to complete a pipeline to boost Russian gas supplies to Europe as soon as possible, after U.S. sanctions prompted a major contractor to suspend pipe-laying activities.
LONDONDERRY — Some residents say Woodmont Commons developers overstepped when they cut down more apple trees from a roadside than originally permitted, but town officials say the vague wording in the master plan allows for the clearing.
CONCORD — Electric-powered bicycles or e-bikes are a consumer sensation, becoming a more common sight along commuting roads in urban areas.
Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth and the Coakley Landfill in North Hampton were contaminated by firefighting foam used by the military. Both are Superfund sites.
MANCHESTER — By the end of the month, all uniformed officers in New Hampshire’s largest municipal police force are expected to be wearing body cameras, to the mutual delight of their chief and an ACLU activist.
PORTSMOUTH — The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act has secured an additional $10 million to continue a health impact study on the affects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on humans.
In October, the company’s CEO said a Community Advisory Committee could be beneficial to bridge the gap between the company and local residents; town officials were then asked to participate in the committee.
Serita Frey teaches soil microbial ecology.
A small number of activists with the No Gas, No Coal campaign were arrested Sunday during a protest aimed at preventing a train shipment of coal to Merrimack Station power plant in Bow.
HAMPSTEAD — Hampstead Area Water Company denies that its use of groundwater is unreasonable and that it’s responsible for harming private wells.
MANCHESTER — City residents will see their sewer rates increase by 4% each year for the next five years to fund more than $230 million in federally-mandated improvements designed to reduce sewage discharge into the Merrimack River, following a vote by aldermen Tuesday night.
The document creates four advisory boards to advise the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force as state agencies report on key studies.
