The New Hampshire Senate considered five waste-related reform proposals from the House on Thursday, May 7. Each bill had at least one sponsor from each chamber, and from each party; but the Senate did not pass any of them, instead referring each for further study.
Sen. Howard Pearl, a Loudon Republican, said some of the ideas the bills contain would be incorporated into the multifaceted landfill proposal the Senate is working on in an amended version of House Bill 707. But that bill has proven controversial among stakeholders, especially in the North Country, and the overarching question of the debate — whether towns should have the final say in deciding where landfills are sited — remains unresolved.
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