Environment

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.

The plan is the first large-scale coordinated effort to address climate-warming emissions in New Hampshire since 2009. It includes strategies like supporting small-scale public transportation, protecting forest land, and improving energy efficiency.

My editors are trying to make “Hot-oberfest” happen. I won’t let them.

The regional branch of the EPA has lost more than 150 employees since the start of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the agency’s workforce, according to union leaders.

The governor announced Monday she would not re-nominate the current chair, Daniel Goldner.

Lawyer colleagues and other GOP lawmakers spoke fondly of Gould at Friday’s hearing. But environmental advocates opposed his nomination because of his long history of work for Casella Waste Systems, a company proposing a new landfill in Dalton.

Some parts of the state need as much as a foot of rain to restore soil health ahead of this winter. But experts say not all precipitation events are created equal.

Lifeguards rescued 144 people last week, and the state’s beach patrol says there has been an increase in rip currents lately. Risk is also high later this week as Hurricane Erin moves north.

Phoenix Tailings says they plan to have all operating permits by this fall. They aim to produce more heavy rare earth metals than originally planned, to make up for limited exports from China.

Just about half of the hudsonia-silverling plant community sites along the Saco River have disappeared in the last several decades, likely because of climate change, say two state botanists.