Molly Rains, New Hampshire Bulletin

While the future of New Hampshire’s testing and inspection program remains unclear, enforcement of state inspections has been suspended until April 26.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Tuesday that she would nominate Christopher Ellms Jr., the current deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Energy, for the role of chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, a court-like entity that regulates utilities in the state.

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.