A spate of cyberattacks on water systems in at least 12 states this July, which the U.S. government tentatively attributed to Iran, brought national attention to a growing concern for water operators in New Hampshire and across the country.  The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is not aware of any impacts to New Hampshire […]

A massive data center could be headed to the town of Bow, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filings and a social media post from New Hampshire’s consumer advocate. The public filings describe an agreement for a preliminary, exploratory study on the “viability” of connecting a 350-megawatt project to the grid. The study, according to […]

More than two decades after the birth of the Free State Project, another group of philosophically united individuals have their eyes trained on New Hampshire, where they envision a home for a new kind of community.  Last week, a gathering of self-described “techno-optimists” drew about 200 attendees to a Manchester event venue to talk about […]

At a moment of big changes in U.S. energy use and policy, with electricity bills pinching consumers and discussions on climate and emissions both high stakes and deeply politicized, New Hampshire’s executive branch has locked in on a vision for one specific path forward.  “What we do best right now looks like nuclear, and I […]

Gov. Kelly Ayotte was absent from a joint letter released on Tuesday by the other five New England governors containing strongly worded opposition to a proposed merger between the utilities NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy. The proposed union would create the largest regulated utility in the world, according to NextEra, and bring New England’s two […]

Millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements are helping one particularly hard-hit Hampton neighborhood cope with the effects of climate change. In the lead-up to the project’s completion, Gentian Road resident Tom Bassett saw bacteria-contaminated floodwater fill his yard, lap against his home, and pool in the street dozens of times each year during particularly high […]

The New Hampshire Pesticide Control Board on Monday released a proposal to restrict the use of certain chemicals that scientists say may be harming wildlife. The proposed changes to the rule known as Pes 700 would impose new restrictions on a handful of chemicals used to kill rodents and insects. But the limits are less […]

Lobsters have long reigned as king among New Hampshire’s shelled sea creatures, but the chances of a coup are growing — and climate change is tipping the scales. Indeed, said biologist Christopher Peters in an interview this summer, it may already be the case that “the lobster is no longer the king crustacean of the […]

With the prospect of an electrically independent New Hampshire unlikely, officials must consider how the state could find a less lonely path toward achieving its energy goals. A Republican-backed bill passed in 2025 initially called for the state to explore leaving New England’s regional electric system, something supporters hoped would lower bills for ratepayers in […]

A unique kind of beast emerges from the marshlands of the East Coast each July.  New England beachgoers know them well: With bulging, Kelly green eyes, and mouthparts that slice into their targets’ skin like scissors, greenhead horseflies can’t be ignored.  But with enough data, they can, perhaps, be avoided — at least, that’s what […]