Water Contamination

Laurene Allen, who co-founded the advocacy group Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water, has been advocating for remediation and justice in communities impacted by PFAS contamination for almost a decade.

The company says it will demolish the facility over the next year. But state regulators want more clean up of PFAS chemicals in soil and groundwater on site.

The program, run by researchers from Dartmouth and the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, allows students to test their water for arsenic. It has already increased testing in several towns.

The law doesn’t require testing for PFAS, and the notification isn’t specific to each property. But proponents of the change say it could help families protect themselves from potentially harmful contamination.

The study from the University of New Hampshire suggests treating PFAS house-by-house could be a more affordable solution than municipal treatment.

The new rules could double the number of water systems and private wells that are out of compliance with limits on PFAS. Longtime advocates for more testing and treatment say it’s a major step towards healthier communities.

Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially dangerous chemicals, saying it lets manufacturer 3M Co. off too easily.

Funcionarios advierten que las lluvias pueden contaminar el agua de fuentes privadas en casa y de áreas locales para nadar.

An order of violation issued Feb. 8 announced that the level of haloacetic acids in Plaistow municipal water exceeded federal standards.

Investigadores dicen que una avispa está ayudando a controlar una peste que afecta fresnos. Granite State College está ofreciendo matrícula gratis para algunas clases de educación temprana. Gobernador Sununu pide al gobierno federal una declaración de desastre.