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The House passed several bills that sought to address trash being imported and pump the brakes on new landfill development. But the Senate shot down the proposals.

The time is right to pause any new landfill permits, a House committee was told Tuesday as the state grapples with new rules, a new 10-year solid waste plan and outdated laws and regulations that have turned New Hampshire into a dumping ground for surrounding states.

Citing pending litigation and New Hampshire’s solid waste rules currently in flux, an attorney for a North Country environmental group has asked the state to suspend the permitting process for

An attorney representing opponents of Casella Waste Systems’ proposed landfill in Dalton has requested the Department of Environmental Services suspend its processing of the application.

FRANCONIA — As more local communities and homeowners go green with renewable energy, a new initiative called Solarize North Country is looking to expand that energy shift to save residents

At the last minute, state legislators voted down an effort to create new rules for landfill developments in New Hampshire

Senate Bill 61 was the last bill of the House legislative session concerning the highly contentious setback to surface water new landfill permitting rules. After many months of hearings, conversations, research, and, unfortunately, much-wasted paper, Senate Bill (SB) 61 was killed in non-concurrence on the House floor during the final legislative session of the year on June 29th.

New Hampshire will have a two-year moratorium on the siting of any new landfills and a $200,000 study to determine how far they should be from water if the governor signs a bipartisan agreement on two bills hammered out Tuesday in committees of conference.

Over the past three years, waste management companies have collectively spent about $250,000 on state lobbying efforts.

As New Hampshire grapples with the mounting challenge of solid waste management and disposal, private waste management companies have stepped up their lobbying efforts.With a slew of bills introduced in this year’s legislative session aimed at...