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By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Lawmakers will have a chance to override more than a dozen vetoes from Gov. Chris Sununu when they convene for “Veto Day” on Oct. 10.If a vetoed bill receives a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate, it becomes law over the governor’s...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Merrimack has paid a steep price to clean up PFAS pollution in its public drinking water. A lawmaker said Friday she hopes that doesn’t mean the town will miss out on funds from massive lawsuit settlements from manufacturers of the “forever...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

A 38-year-old hiker who injured her leg and could not continue on. A 56-year-old man who had a medical emergency on a remote trail. A 70-year-old who slipped and injured her ankle while hiking. These are just a handful of the hikers who needed the...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

In early June, officials from the Department of Environmental Services made an unannounced visit to the landfill in Bethlehem, a small, northern New Hampshire town near the Vermont border.They came to review records related to leachate – the “trash...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

While bloom notices piled up ahead of Labor Day weekend, Gov. Chris Sununu claimed at an Executive Council meeting held in Wakefield last week that cyanobacteria are “not toxic.” But scientists have found that cyanobacteria, especially blooms,...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Some seafood purchased at a Portsmouth seafood market in May 2022 met an unusual fate.Instead of getting fried up, three filets each of haddock, salmon, tuna, and cod, three lobster tails, and some shrimp and scallops were transported by researchers...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Outside the Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth in late May, a peaceful evening dotted with sparse clouds concealed the upheaval inside.Dozens of residents packed into a wood-paneled room lined with posters and rows of chairs to hear officials from...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

A recent study of New Hampshire mothers led by a Dartmouth researcher found that mothers with higher PFAS levels were at greater risk of stopping exclusive breastfeeding early. Experts recommend infants be exclusively breastfed for the first six...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed a Republican-led bill this month that would have brought greater transparency to use of public comments in rulemaking and, according to one of its sponsors, formalized existing processes into law. Sununu wrote in his veto...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Consensus in politics can be rare, but on one issue, the gubernatorial candidates say they agree: The state should not allow a landfill to be built just half a mile from a pristine North Country lake.But, in interviews with the Bulletin, they split on...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

If you’re wondering what happened to your once-beautiful soil, diminished to the texture of coffee grounds, you’re not crazy. But maybe your worms are.So-called crazy worms – also commonly known as jumping or snake worms because of their quick,...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

For six years, citizen scientists have helped track New Hampshire’s changing coastline through seasons and storms.That data has helped scientists better understand the unique response of each beach to weather events: Some bounce back quickly, while...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

For many, summer means time to hit the beach. But maybe not any beach, if you don’t want to swim in harmful bacteria. From late May to early September, New Hampshire’s Beach Inspection Program monitors public beaches for fecal bacteria. And with...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

When a person submits a comment on a proposed regulation in New Hampshire, it’s usually not clear what influence – if any – that feedback has on the final rule. That may change under a bill heading to the governor’s desk. Agencies already must create...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

The Granite State hasn’t been spared from the global trend of more frequent cyanobacteria blooms, the often-toxic growths that can kill pets and threaten human health.With climate change and excess nutrients getting into water bodies, “we can expect...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

On Rep. Wendy Thomas’ Merrimack street, there are four private wells contaminated with PFAS, and four homes struck by cancer.In one house, the dad died of kidney cancer. In another, a father and his adult son both died of colon cancer. In the third,...