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By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Nine business days into her tenure as the executive director of Fish and Game, Stephanie Simek was called Thursday to present the department’s vision for the next state budget.Complicating her early-tenure task: At a time when agencies are preparing...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Gov. Kelly Ayotte on Wednesday signed an executive order implementing a hiring freeze in state government, carving out some exceptions.

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

New Hampshire now has a registry of properties in the state enrolled in carbon credit programs, through which trees are kept standing and sequestering carbon to serve as offsets to the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

The Department of Environmental Services is accepting applications to reimburse schools, businesses, local and state government agencies and departments, and others for eligible diesel emissions reduction projects.

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Among New Hampshire’s most treasured natural beauties are its lakes. But those water bodies face a number of mounting stressors: climate change, pollution runoff, aging dams, cyanobacteria blooms, and more.Some of those challenges will be the focus of...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Researchers at Plymouth State University will use a two-year, $192,000 federal grant to look at almost a century of snowpack data in the Northeast and create the first “Snow Drought Index” in the nation.The index “will look at measurements of depth...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Of the 64 state-owned dams classified as “high hazard” — meaning their failure could result in loss of life — 33 are in poor condition, said the chief engineer of the Department of Environmental Services’ Dam Bureau.“Each one of those high hazard...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

You may have been one of the more than 30,000 New Hampshire residents to recently receive an electronic survey asking your thoughts on the state’s management of big game like deer, turkeys, moose, and bears. The survey, conducted by the University of...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

How much time should those harmed by a persistent class of man-made chemicals have to sue polluters?That’s the question lawmakers will consider in the legislative session that kicks off in January. In 2021, they lengthened the statute of limitations...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

When a legislative oversight committee sends an agency back to work on regulations, it doesn’t necessarily mean the content of the proposal will change.It’s still to be seen if that will be the case with the Department of Environmental Services’...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

In a unanimous decision, a legislative panel issued a preliminary objection Thursday to the Department of Environmental Services’ proposed updates to its landfill regulations, planning to bring the agency back for consideration next month.Advocates...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

In a Monday forum for the 2nd Congressional District, the candidates agreed on little — except that the so-called American dream is under threat.“I’ve talked to so many voters across this district for whom the American dream is just simply out of...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee on Friday approved $500,000 in federal funds to address cyanobacteria blooms, the often-toxic growths that can pose health risks to pets and humans.The Department of Environmental Services was awarded the funds...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

When food ends up in landfills, it releases large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. A state law that goes into effect early next year aims to cut that source.The Department of Environmental Services is ramping...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Living on Arlington Pond in Salem, N.H., Republican Rep. Lorie Ball saw the state’s cyanobacteria problem up close. The blooms, and frustration from neighbors, led her to sponsor a bill to stem the fertilizer runoff that can feed them.That bill made a...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

There has been a sharp decline since before the pandemic in the share of Granite Staters who feel they matter in their communities, researchers found in a report released Tuesday.It’s one of several indicators of civic health — defined by researchers...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

The Legislature on Thursday overrode the governor’s veto of a bill that puts limits on fertilizers with the aim of reducing cyanobacteria blooms.The measure, House Bill 1293, further restricts the use of certain phosphorus-containing fertilizers and...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Miniature herb gardens and compact hydroponic farms are headed to New Hampshire schools after the Executive Council approved using federal funds for the purchases last week.For about $12,000 total, 1,200 mini herb gardens will be distributed to...

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 help...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Of the more than $13 billion Granite Staters spent on food, beverages, and alcohol in 2022, only 3.2 percent came from regional sources, according to an analysis by the New England Food System Planners Partnership. A strategic food and agriculture...

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...