MERRIMACK - On Wednesday, the EPA made a historic announcement of new legally enforceable drinking water standards targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals.
The House approved House Bill 1145 which would require new landfills to be owned by the state or its political subdivisions but managed by a private contractor and would prohibit any future landfills from being privately owned.
Granite Shore Power announced Wednesday a historic agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in which the parties have set a firm date for the voluntary closure by GSP of operations at Merrimack Station, New England’s last remaining coal-fired power plant, as well as Schiller Station.
A major snowstorm Saturday dumped more than two feet of snow in the northern half of the state while leaving thousands without power from downed trees in a more wet band of snow and rain from Alton, to Dunbarton to Sharon. As of 3 p.m. Sunday, Eversource was reporting about 42,000 of its customers or 5 percent without power and were warning of a multi-day response in some cases. New Hampshire Electric Cooperative was reporting about 3,800 without power at the same hour, or about 5 percent.