Activists, neighbors, local leaders, and state legislators gathered on the shore of Forest Lake in Dalton Friday morning to look over the placid lake and reiterate their commitment to fighting landfill proposals for their region. Nature was in cooperation: The sun began to break through clouds during the ceremony, and a resident loon yodeled a […]

With the legislative session well under way, New Hampshire lawmakers haven’t tired of putting forward new proposals for how landfills should be sited and regulated — but finding one a majority can accept has proven difficult. Tension over the state’s waste has come to a head in recent years, with private waste disposal companies pushing […]

On its first day back in session, the New Hampshire Senate considered multiple bills held over from last session on waste regulation, continuing a long-running discussion on the topic and upholding the trend of Senate and House divergence on the matter. On Wednesday, senators passed an amended version of House Bill 707, legislation retained from […]