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Elevated levels of lead found in Henniker water
Cogswell Spring Water Works has warned Henniker residents that 10% of their water samples exceeded the EPA's lead action standard, and advised them to take steps to minimize exposure.
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7mEven with renewed volunteerism, future of Epsom Village Water District remains murky
Epsom officials, residents and members of the Department of Environmental Services met to address the critical challenges of the Epsom Village Water District due to staffing shortages.
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4mKeene, Londonderry seek restitution for PFAS-containing firefighting gear in class action suit
Over more than five decades, a single chemical manufacturer enjoyed the exclusive production of a PFAS compound utilized in water-repellent treatments. Another company manufactured a different compound from this class of “forever chemicals” from 2002 to 2013. By then, it had already been using this compound in its Teflon-branded consumer products for many decades, including […]
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3mOld barns need love, too — lots of it
Lifting and rehabbing an old barn in New Hampshire.
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5mIn the climate race between more rain and more evaporation, rain is winning in the Northeast
A new Dartmouth study found that increased precipitation has made droughts in the Northeast less frequent and less intense since 1984, despite rising temperatures causing greater water loss through evaporation.
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5mOpinion: Give people with disabilities a chance to work
Mike Dennehy, founder of the nonprofit Next Step Living, is calling on Concord-area businesses to address the local workforce shortage by hiring individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.