Molly Rains - New Hampshire Bulletin

The New Hampshire House Environment and Agriculture Committee last month recommended reconsidering the contents of a sidelined bill from last session: House Bill 1488, which sought to increase rabies vaccine exemptions for New Hampshire pets.

Early requests for legislation include bills focused on AI data centers, including a statewide moratorium on data centers in New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire Executive Council has approved nearly $25,000 in federal funding for “emergency” work targeting invasive spotted lanternflies.

The Casella landfill in Bethlehem is set to close at the end of 2026, which also means its free curbside waste pickup for residents will no longer be available.

Heating assistance has increased, but not enough to keep pace with the rise in heating costs in New Hampshire.

In New England, all six governors are enthusiastic for new nuclear energy. They're calling for a regional nuclear roadmap, with continued collaboration.

For Lake Kanasatka, the cyanobacteria treatment “is doing what it’s supposed to do,” said Amanda McQuaid, director of the UNH Lakes Lay Monitoring Program.

“As a Northeast state that’s got logging and mining and a lot of activities, I do think the state’s Endangered Species (Conservation) Act is going to be really, really important,” said Erica Fuller of the Conservation Law Foundation.

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report indicates more than half of New Hampshire is experiencing moderate drought, while about 41% was abnormally dry.

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is not aware of any impacts to New Hampshire systems from that particular spree of attacks, spokesperson James Martin said in an email to the Bulletin. But, he added, “systems are always being probed.”