Insurers seek shelter from climate change storm
'Parametric' coverage pays based on magnitude of events rather than value of loss
Energy and Environment
NH Department of Energy pushes back on Liberty Utilities request for rate increase
Liberty's request based on 'faulty financial information,' 'unreasonable' for customers
Public Utilities Commission approves plan changes
New energy efficiency plans moving forward, with split PUC decision
Judge rejects ‘hot water’ lawsuit against Bow power plant
A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit saying that the Merrimack Station coal-fired power plant in Bow was releasing too much hot water into the Merrimack River, violating its operating permit. The ruling by Judge Joseph Laplante is very long…
Runoff pollution from Concord metal-recycling sites leads to $600K settlement
Runoff containing heavy metals alleged to have come from metal recycling sites in Concord and Manchester have led to a $600,000 legal settlement that will be used to improve water quality in the Merrimack River.
State holds up railyard purchase
Negotiations on who's responsible for managing environmental contamination delays land sale agreement
Getting the power back on faster with Eversource’s ‘rapid pole’ technology
The first time Eversource used its new “rapid pole” technology, it was the Christmas 2022 storm and New Hampshire had 200 broken poles around the state.
Casella submits new permit applications in a renewed push for a landfill in Dalton
Controversial landfill in Dalton has new applications for permits in front of state regulators
Supreme Court: Liberty Utilities cannot recover Granite Bridge costs through rate hikes
In 2021, the utility sought to recoup $7.5m in development costs from the abandoned project by temporarily increasing rates for customers
Carbon credits program more popular as a means to address climate change
Forestry workforce may be affected by sale of Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Working Forest to Bluesource Sustainable Forest Company
