A bill proposed earlier this year as a path to reducing plastic pollution in New Hampshire has been put on a different course with a replace-all amendment regarding mining and prospecting. House Bill 1141 was sponsored by Democratic Rep. Tony Caplan of Henniker and originally sought to forbid the use of plastic bottles in any […]

Funds are running low in the fight against toxic bacteria in New Hampshire’s ponds and lakes. But the number of projects undertaken so far pales in comparison to what officials say is still needed to restore and protect the state’s water bodies.  With a proposal for a cyanobacteria funding task force headed to the governor’s […]