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Story Archives of 'Merrimack River'Airplane De-Icing Agents Challenge Merrimack RiverBy Jon Greenberg on Monday, September 22, 2008.The air transportation industry and environmental agencies face a difficult challenge over deicing. From late fall to early spring, the only way to make planes safe to fly is to spray them with chemicals to remove frost and ice. The problem is, those chemicals can suck the oxygen out of the rivers and streams they run into. At Manchester Boston Regional Airport, deicing agents run into the Merrimack River. According to the latest test results, the chemical load can be more than thirty times what it ought to be. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more. listen:
  Using the River Bed as a Natural FilterBy Sam Evans Brown on Thursday, July 24, 2008.The fifth "River Minute" from this week's series on the Merrimack River. listen:
When the Merrimack Changed its CourseBy Sam Evans Brown on Thursday, July 24, 2008.River Minutes Number 4 listen:
Controlling Runoff - Saving CashBy Sam Evans Brown on Thursday, July 24, 2008.The third "River Minute" in this week's series about the Merrimack River. listen:
Facing the Future of the MerrimackBy Jon Greenberg on Thursday, July 24, 2008.This week, New Hampshire Public Radio is looking at water in the Granite State. NHPR's Jon Greenberg has been focusing on the Merrimack River. Yesterday, we met three people who, in different ways, are building on the success of the 1972 Clean Water Act. The Merrimack faces new challenges today, driven mainly by the state’s growing population. In our final installment, we look at how the natural limits of the river are beginning to shape how the state grows. listen:
Building on the Success of the Clean Water ActBy Jon Greenberg on Wednesday, July 23, 2008.This week, New Hampshire Public Radio is looking at water in the Granite State. NHPR's Jon Greenberg has been focusing on the Merrimack River. Yesterday Jon told us how investors in the mills in Lowell and Manchester gained control over the waters of the Merrimack. That control grew to include the legal right to dump their waste. The 1972 Clean Water Act helped restore the river. In our second installment, Jon looks at the legacy of that federal legislation and the people who are trying to take the river to the next level. listen:
Thoreau and the Merrimack -- Who Will Speak for the FishesBy Sam Evans Brown on Tuesday, July 22, 2008.River Minute Number Two listen:
Winning the Right to PolluteBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, July 22, 2008.This week, New Hampshire Public Radio is focusing on water and today we have the first of three reports about the Merrimack River. In simple numbers, the Merrimack is pretty impressive. It runs a hundred and eighty miles from the headwaters of the Pemigewasset River in the White Mountains to Newburyport, Massachusetts where it flows into the Atlantic. Over 5,000 square miles of land empty into the river’s watershed. It is used by kayakers, fishers, power boaters and swimmers. It powered the launch of America’s industrial revolution and still generates electricity today. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg looks at the legacy of the river and how it shaped the state in ways both obvious and obscure. listen:
A Brief History of FishladdersBy Jon Greenberg on Monday, July 21, 2008.The first in a series of Merrimack River Minutes. listen:
Merrimack River Could Crest This AfternoonBy Debra Daigle on Monday, May 15, 2006.The National Guard is asking the curious to stay clear of the Merrimack River in Manchester. The river is expected to crest there later this afternoon. NHPR Correspondent Debra Daigle is on the scene. listen:
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