LACONIA — Test pits and monitoring wells dug on the former Laconia State School property as part of the second phase of an environmental survey found asbestos containing material at one site, but didn’t encounter any human bones.
Fed by record rains during the late summer, New Hampshire saw a bumper crop of mushrooms in 2018 — a bounty for experienced foragers but also a danger for amateurs, children and dogs.
The Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce is throwing its support behind a natural gas pipeline project proposed by Liberty Utilities known as the Granite Bridge.
The day Parchment, Mich., told its residents to stop drinking the water, Jennifer and Justin Koehler decided to sell their white clapboard house and move their two children elsewhere.
DURHAM — From boat enthusiasts to anglers, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found surprisingly widespread support for offshore wind energy development among outdoor recreation participants.
Neighbors on Armstrong Road are upset about a fence put up by the state Department of Transportation.
As rescuers continue to search for survivors in the wreckage left by a devastating tsunami, Indonesian-Americans in New Hampshire have gradually been making contact with family members on the islands of Sumatra and Java.
The Massachusetts woman who died Sunday after being hit by a falling chunk of ice while hiking was a Tufts Medical Center doctor.
U.S. National Parks will be left with just a skeleton staff during the federal government shutdown, and several states are using their own funds to make sure public restrooms get cleaned and visitor centers stay open.
David and Louisa Birch wanted to make sure the woodland animals around Mount Monadnock will always have a home, so they’ve donated 364 acres of land to the Monadnock Conservancy.
The battle over biomass is far from over.
Scientists at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab are partnering with rescuers at Seacoast Science Center in Rye to help determine the cause of death for marine mammals found on regional beaches.
Selectmen want answers after a recent visit to the town’s water treatment plant found sludge in the system and the use of too many chemical treatments in the water, and they may go outside of town to get those answers.
Knee deep in a box culvert, Anton Kaska slowly pulls apart the matted structure of sticks and mud holding back the pond.
Nearly 200 nations overcame political divisions on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal, but critics say it is not ambitious enough to prevent the dangerous effects of global warming.
MILFORD — A local environmental group is voicing opposition to the town’s proposal to construct a solar farm on property described as an ecological gem.
PITTSFIELD — Driven in large part by China’s increasingly strict criteria for the quality of imported recycled material, residents of the four towns who use Pittsfield’s Solid Waste Facility should expect big changes to the way they sort their recyclables in 2019.
DERRY — The town of Derry has an opportunity to use 10 acres of an old landfill site to build a 1 megawatt solar farm that would supply 40 percent of the town’s overall usage and about 80 percent to 90 percent of the department of public works’ needs, according to Derry Net Zero Task Force C…
CONCORD — State regulators on Monday unanimously approved a proposed $84 million transmission-line project designed to boost the reliability of the region’s electric system.
HAMPTON — Emergency dredging of Hampton Harbor is scheduled to begin next October.
CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu may not like the state’s new law providing electric ratepayer subsidies to wood-burning power plants, but his attorney general will defend the law against a challenge before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
PLYMOUTH — Snow depth and temperature, two pieces of data that could lead to a better understanding of avalanches in Tuckerman Ravine and flooding downstream, are poised to be collected thanks to the ingenuity of a group of Plymouth State University students and researchers.
NASHUA — Construction of a new boat ramp facility at Greeley Park, designed to provide better access to the Merrimack River, could begin in a few months.
MILFORD — Voters will decide in March whether to lease about 120 acres of town land for the construction of a large solar farm.
A Manchester developer said he’s giving up on the land off Hackett Hill Road that was once touted as a prime setting for a high-end corporate park, after he and city officials disagreed over the future of the property.
GOFFSTOWN — A partnership of state and private agencies is cleaning up Sunday’s heating oil spill.
As winter approaches, you may be dreading the increased energy bills that come along with the need for heat. But you can follow some tips to keep your house warm and save energy at the same time.
GOFFSTOWN — A fuel oil truck overturned on an icy road early Sunday, leaking hundreds of gallons of heating oil near a brook that feeds the town’s water supply.
CONCORD — A slight hike in the rooms and meals tax, a $1 million increase in support from the state general fund and a mandatory registration fee for canoes and kayaks are among the recommendations to emerge from yet another study on the future of the Fish and Game Department.
If there is interest during the RFP process, the town could potentially receive revenue should the project move forward, according to the town manager.
The NHEC is applying a monthly credit to the bills of ten families.
The Conservation Law Foundation has been threatening the state with a lawsuit over a New Durham fish hatchery for months, and last week it delivered.
MANCHESTER — City fire officials confirmed they received a few dozen complaints from North End, West Side and center city residents who reported smelling gas in their neighborhoods.
ROCHESTER — The Rochester School District is upgrading close to 6,000 lighting fixtures as it converts to LED lighting.
GREENLAND — New water filtration systems have been installed at Breakfast Hill Golf Club and a home next to the Coakley Landfill after the suspected carcinogen 1,4-dioxane was found to be above new state standards.
CONCORD — The debate over a new law that requires New Hampshire utilities to purchase power from wood-burning power plants at higher than market prices is now headed to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
CONCORD — An invasive tick species was recently discovered in New Hampshire, prompting state officials to ask people to be on the lookout for the Asian longhorned tick.
FRANCONIA – Unlike some prior meetings, the Nov. 2 session of the Mount Washington Commission was decidedly civil and even featured several light moments.For more than a year, three organizations that are part of the commission – the Mount Washington Auto Road, the Mount Washington Observato…
FRANCONIA — Patrick Hummel, the former manager of the 6,000-acre Monadnock State Park, was recently named to a similar position fpr a decidedly smaller area.
A conservation easement has been finalized to protect thirty acres of land in Milford, which will permanently preserve the large property near the Granite Town Rail Trail.
NEWINGTON — Work being done to help protect animals and birds living at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge has been lauded by officials and preservationists.
NASHUA — Despite calls for the Environmental Protection Agency to remove all contamination from the former Mohawk Tannery site, officials from the agency said Tuesday that they are still recommending remediation using an impermeable cap.
MERRIMACK — The Saint-Gobain facility in town is still releasing small amounts of polyfluoroalkyl chemicals from its smokestacks, which could be contributing to local groundwater contamination, according to officials.
PORTSMOUTH — The city will be moving forward with the latest technology as officials here work to filter out contamination from drinking water at Pease International Tradeport.
Several residents from New Hampshire traveled to Washington this week to participate in the first-ever Senate hearing on polyfluoroalkyl substances, urging legislators to take more action to address the growing contamination.
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has requested a dye study on the Merrimack River near the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics plant.
PORTSMOUTH — Officials from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry laid out their plans to test people exposed to contaminated drinking water at Pease International Tradeport during a meeting Thursday evening.
MERRIMACK — A new area of groundwater contamination has been discovered in Merrimack, this time at one of the town’s two parks.
MANCHESTER — After negotiations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the city has agreed to spend more than $6 million to install mercury pollution control systems at its sewage incinerator.
GREENLAND — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released data summarizing the results of recent fish tissue sampling conducted at Berry’s Brook.
