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Disappointment echoed throughout the state Department of Environmental Services public hearing on solid waste rules as many environmentally conscious citizens took to the microphone to voice their concerns.Adam Plourde, a former Maine resident, found...

After years of operating under outdated solid waste regulations, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has proposed updated rules, but environmental advocates are concerned these changes may favor the waste industry over environmental...

Ronald Ellis passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Commonwealth Journal on 2024-02-15.

Department of Enviromental Services But To Whom?

The measure will require those who generate over a ton of food waste per week to keep it out of a landfill, if there is a facility within 20 miles.

Among the proposed landfill safety legislation circulating through the State House this session, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services supports only one bill.Senate Bill 61, which has earned DES’s support, gives the agency the...

NEW LONDON — The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services finalized the state’s solid waste plan last week after a draft version released in August sparked considerable pushback from some in the waste management sector.The final plan added...

The Seacoast Cancer Cluster Commission did not identify any proven connection between environmental threats and a cluster of pediatric cancer cases.

Design work must be initiated within 30 days and applications for regulatory approvals must be completed or obtained by June 30

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has agreed to permanently provide safe drinking water for about 1,000 homes across five New Hampshire towns.