DES Commissioner Tom Burack

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By Laura Knoy on Friday, January 12, 2007.
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When former DES Commissioner Mike Nolin's term expired, he was replaced by Hopkinton lawyer Tom Burack, who came in at a time when many were displeased with how the Department of Environmental Services was being run. Burack has long been involved in the environment in New Hampshire, having chaired the LCHIP program and sat on various task forces and steering committees. We'll sit down with him and see how he's settled in in the few short months he's had in office and see what his goals and priorities for the new year and the new job are.

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Environmental Services Commissioner Tom Burack talks with NHPR's Laura Knoy. (Brady Carlson, NHPR)

Environmental Services Commissioner Tom Burack talks with NHPR's Laura Knoy. (Brady Carlson, NHPR)

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