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By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
Thirteen people have died in fires in just the first half of 2024, according to data from New Hampshire’s fire marshal. That’s more fire-related deaths than in all of 2023, or in all of 2022.The eleven fires that caused fatalities spanned almost every...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
A recent study from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows as sea levels rise, pieces of critical infrastructure in New Hampshire could be threatened by flooding from the ocean on a regular basis.In a medium sea level rise scenario, where the ocean...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
New Hampshire’s consumer advocate is calling for regulators to investigate the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative after two women who previously led the board of directors resigned Tuesday.Sharon Davis, the former chair of the co-op’s board of...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
A gray seal caught in fishing gear was rescued at the Isles of Shoals on Saturday. The animal was stuck in the water with nets and ropes around her neck, anchoring her in place and cutting into her body.Ashley Stokes, who leads marine mammal...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
A change that could have helped community power programs use more local renewable energy failed at the State House, after a late-breaking objection from the state’s Department of Energy.House Bill 1600, requested by the Community Power Coalition of...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
New Hampshire trails other New England states in building out renewable energy sources. But solar projects are in development all across the state. More than a hundred have cleared the first hurdle of the development process: finding a location. But...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
On a chilly Wednesday night in early spring, a group of students from across New Hampshire gathered in a small classroom at the MAXT Makerspace in Peterborough to learn about energy efficiency. They passed around bags full of insulation, learned how...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
Opponents of proposed logging in White Mountain National Forest have their last chance to object to a project in the Sandwich area this week.People who have already made public comments on the Sandwich project have until April 1 to file an objection...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
About 2 billion gallons of raw sewage mixed with stormwater runoff flowed into the Merrimack River last year, blowing the previous record for sewer overflows out of the water.The Merrimack River Watershed Council has only been keeping track of the...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
Between retirements and the demand for people with commercial drivers licenses at private companies, New Hampshire has had a tough time staffing the trucks that plow snow.State officials are trying a variety of things to recruit drivers: offering...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
New Hampshire officials say the number of people visiting over the winter is expected to jump this year, possibly above pre-pandemic levels.The state’s Division of Travel and Tourism is estimating three million people will visit New Hampshire this...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
Casella Waste Systems is offering a winter heating fuel assistance program just for residents of Dalton, where the company is hoping to build a controversial landfill.Casella submitted new permit applications for the proposed landfill in October,...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
Ginkgo trees have a habit of dropping their leaves all in one day.“It's very stunning and spectacular,” said Serita Frey, a professor in the Department of Natural Resources at the University of New Hampshire. “It always happens after a hard frost on a...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
Climate change activists gathered near New England’s last running coal power plant in Bow on Sunday to call for its owners to stop burning fossil fuels and transform the plant into a renewable energy facility.Eight people were arrested after paddling...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
As temperatures cool, heating bills are starting to kick in for Granite Staters. But even as the cost of energy goes down a bit this winter compared to last year’s particularly difficult heating season, the need for fuel and electric assistance seems...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
Environmental justice activist Jess Mills was set to stand trial this week in New Hampshire. But days after his lawyer challenged the constitutionality of the law he was charged under, the Concord City Prosecutor’s office dropped the case.Mills, who...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan from the utility company Unitil to build a solar array. The company says it’s set to be the largest in the state.Unitil spokesperson Alec O’Meara said the company plans to begin...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
The town of Harrisville, N.H., has filed a complaint at the Public Utilities Commission against Eversource, saying the utility company has violated disclosure requirements in the state’s community power law.Harrisville is starting a community power...
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission released a report earlier this month on energy efficiency, detailing their findings from an investigation launched in August assessing how those programs work. But some, including the state’s consumer...
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