News Release | Environment New Hampshire

Every County in New Hampshire had a declared weather-related disaster in 2011

This was a record-breaking year for extreme weather. Every county in New Hampshire was hit with a federally-declared weather disaster according to the latest FEMA data. Environment New Hampshire released a new report, which details how many people lived in a county that was hit with a weather-related disaster. The report also looks at how global warming is fueling global warming that will likely lead to intensified weather.

News Release | Environment New Hampshire

First-Ever Mercury and Air Toxics Safeguards Will Save Lives

First-ever public health safeguards aimed at curbing emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from dirty power plants will save lives and protect kids, say leading national environmental and public health groups.  

News Release | Environment New Hampshire

New Report: Lamprey, Great Bay Impaired by Mercury Pollution from NH and Midwest Power Plants.

Five rivers flowing into the Great Bay are contaminated with Mercury—according to the new Environment New Hampshire report, Dirty Energy’s Assault on our Health: Mercury. The report found that power plants in New Hampshire emitted 312 pounds of mercury pollution in 2009. Midwestern plants emitted over 55,000 pounds of pollution threatening the New Hampshire forests.