NH clean energy leaders worry about federal support
News of how much grant funding will be available for a USDA rural energy program after its current fiscal year ends is troubling local clean energy leaders.
Energy and Environment
State partners with Ohio company to destroy carcinogenic firefighting foam
Alan Robidas was grateful as his team prepared containers of firefighting foam at the New Hampshire Fire Academy to be collected and destroyed. The foam, long used by firefighters nationwide to extinguish fires, was silently at risk of harming crews for decades, he said.
Eight states file court brief challenging California’s electric vehicle mandate
State attorneys allege the EPA violated the states’ equal sovereignty rights when the agency allowed California to pursue its own regulatory standards while preventing other states from doing so
NH among states to share $450m in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
Granite State joined other New England states in seeking $500m for incentives to apply for heat pump technology to apply single-family, multifamily residences
Controversial Nashua asphalt plant called off, for now, after company drops lawsuit
Newport Construction Corporation voluntarily dropped that lawsuit based on 'revised property goals that do not include asphalt manufacturing'
Upper Valley firm Recheck seeks accountability in solar
New startup hopes to remedy misleading sales pitches by unscrupulous characters by giving legitimate solar marketers and contractors a badge of distinction
New research shows NH residents are willing to pay around $150 yearly for PFAS remediation
New UNH research suggests treating tap water for PFAS contamination household-by-household could provide a more affordable solution than treating water systems as a whole
Pushback on adopting new building energy codes in NH highlights climate, affordability tensions
New Hampshire is poised to update its building codes, the laws meant to keep homes and commercial buildings safe and comfortable
Cyanobacteria blooms spotted on Lake Winnipesaukee
Cyanobacteria blooms, a kind of blue-green algae that can be toxic to humans and pets, have been reported on parts of Lake Winnipesaukee.
Eversource seeks large increase in electric rate
Eversource customers will be seeing large increases in their electric bill this year, although exactly how much is hard to say at the moment.
