Series

A Loaded Issue: Guns In New Hampshire

NHPR Staff — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:37:38 +0000

Over the week, the newsroom will examine issues and topics surrounding guns in New Hampshire for our special series, A Loaded Issue. Stories include a look at our state’s gun laws, the big business of manufacturing guns, how parents are prosecuted in accidental shootings, the culture around open carry and the efforts to repeal the state’s Stand Your Ground law. Each day we’ll also ask a new online discussion question.

Series Page: A Loaded Issue

New Hampshire's Energy Future

Sam Evans-Brown — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:23:44 +0000

New Hampshire is about to start re-thinking its ten year energy plan. In a weeklong series, NHPR's Environment Reporter Sam Evans-Brown looked at where we get our electricity from and where we will get it in the future.

Shifting the Balance

NHPR Staff — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:45:37 +0000

Series Website: shiftingthebalance.nhpr.org

NH’s Immigration Story

NHPR Staff — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:31:58 +0000

Our 9 month series, New Hampshire's Immigration Story explores just that... the vast history of who came to New Hampshire, when they came, why they came, the challenges they faced once they landed on Granite State soil and the contributions that they brought to our state.

Getting By, Getting Ahead: Voices of N.H.'s Economy

NHPR Staff — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:34:15 +0000

In this seven week series, NHPR’s StateImpact reporter Amanda Loder explores how N.H. residents feel about the state’s economy and the role state government should play in economic recovery.

Listen to series reports on-air Tuesday mornings through August 14, and any time online at StateImpact NH

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Northern Pass

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:05:34 +0000

In October 2010, the Northern Pass Project, comprised of Massachusetts-based utility NStar and Northeast Utilities, formally announced a partnership with Canadian energy giant Hydro-Quebec to bring hydroelectric power from Canada through New Hampshire. Promising new construction jobs, cheaper and greener energy sources, and additional tax revenues, the plan at first enjoyed broad support.

Tipping The Scales: Examining Obesity in New Hampshire

Elaine Grant — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0000

In New Hampshire, almost two out of three adults and more than a quarter of our children are overweight or obese. NHPR’s series explores the causes, the consequences, and some promising solutions to a growing crisis.

Fast Facts about Obesity in NH

BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY: The HNHfoundation

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Tropical Storm Irene

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Tropical Storm Irene hit New Hampshire on August 27th and 28th, 2011, causing flooding and damages from White River Junction to the North Country. This series from NHPR aimed to keep you up to date on closures and outages, as well as providing more in-depth coverage to examine the impact to businesses and residents throughout the state.

Series Stories:

-Irene Closes Roads, Traps Tourists in White Mountains

Live@The Loft

NHPR Staff — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Presented by NHPR and The Music Hall

Hosted by Bob Lord and running through April 2011, Live@The Loft featured live performances at The Music Hall Loft in Portsmouth.

For the full series, visit http://info.nhpr.org/liveattheloft

Fresh Greens

NHPR Staff — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:00:00 +0000

What does it mean to be green? In the second special from NHPR, Generation PRX and Terrascope Youth Radio at MIT, youth radio producers reflect on this question and seek out programs and efforts designed to have a positive impact on the environment.

This series ran in March of 2011. Read all Fresh Greens series stories.

The Weeks Act Turns 100

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0000

The Weeks Act created the country’s eastern national forests and New Hampshire’s own White Mountain National Forest. In this ongoing series, NHPR looks at how the Weeks Act has affected the Granite State.

Help us tell the story: share your connection to New Hampshire's forests through the Public Insight Network

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Challenges of Autism

Sheryl Rich-Kern — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0000

A decade ago, the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder was one in 250. Today, it’s closer to one in a hundred. In this weeklong series, NHPR correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern looks at the impact of autism on families, schools and towns in New Hampshire.

Challenges of Autism is brought to you in part by the Endowment for Health.

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New Hampshire's Great Bay

Amy Quinton — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0000

"A national treasure in our backyard"

It spans more than 13,000 acres. Nearly a quarter of the state’s population lives within its watershed. In a weeklong series, NHPR’s Environment Reporter Amy Quinton looks at the troubles pollution poses to the health of this critical estuary, and some proposed solutions for returning the Seacoast’s Great Bay to health.

Brought to you in part by: The Fuller Foundation

Eating In: A Series on Food in New Hampshire

Mon, 17 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000

In this weeklong series we look at food and food culture in New Hampshire and beyond. We examine and explain food trends, talk to food producers from around the state, do some cooking, find out how to eat healthy on a budget, and even discover a new source of artillery: the cupcake.

Series Stories:

The Ethical Butcher

Weeding the Company Garden

Working It Out

NHPR Staff — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Working It Out, NHPR's year-long series of 2009-2010, tackled topics surrounding employment - and unemployment - in the Granite State.

For complete series archive, visit http://info.nhpr.org/working-it-out