Molly Rains, New Hampshire Bulletin

A recent college graduate from the town that was once home to the Saint-Gobain plastics facility is working with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services on an experimental trial in myco-remediation, or the use of fungi to clean up pollutants from a contaminated region — a relatively new area of study.

State lawmakers passed a bill to deregulate New Hampshire’s meat market, which they acknowledge could defy federal food safety laws and carry risks for farmers and consumers.

Winter ski season is on the horizon, but New Hampshire is still deep in drought, putting some snowmakers at the state’s mountain resorts on edge.