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Due to inaction in Washington, the number of toxic waste sites slated for cleanup under the Superfund program continues to spiral downward. And communities near some of New Hampshire's 19 proposed and approved sites are feeling the pinch.

Congress has made small reforms, but the program still languishes in legislative and financial limbo. NHPR Washington Correspondent Ben Gilbert has the story.

New Hampshire lawmakers continue to wrestle with how to pay for schools. 500 miles to the south, their colleagues in the state of Maryland recently took an historic step in education funding. They created a commission to estimate the cost of an adequate education and then agreed to follow the commission's recommendation to spend an additional $1.3 dollars on schools.

David Nitkin is the state house bureau chief for the Baltimore Sun. Nitkin told NHPR's Jon Greenberg that spending hike was completely unexpected.

What if you could reduce air pollution, increase energy efficiency and stimulate the nation?s economy all at the same time? A group of researchers says the U.S could achieve all those goals. Their plan falls into the larger category of ?environmental taxation,? a relatively young movement aimed at rearranging the economy to benefit the planet. International environmental taxation experts recently gathered for a meeting in Vermont. NHPR?s Trish Anderton reports.

A bill to allow unemployed part time workers to collect Unemployment Insurance has passed the State Senate.

If the measure becomes law, New Hampshire will join a growing number of states recognizing the increased role part-timers play in the nations economy.

NHPR's Todd Szahun has this report.

New Hampshire based Tyco International stock fell 17 percent today, after the company announced it will close two dozen plants around the world, lay off thousands, and scrap plans to split up the company.

NHPR's David Darman has more.