Environment

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire are using solar-powered tags to track salt marsh sparrows and collect data which can better inform marsh restoration and preservation efforts across New England.

Snow banks help plants thrive in the mountains, providing water and nutrients for soil. But as climate change warms the atmosphere, their support systems are changing.

The volunteers met at the Jackson Estuarine Lab in Durham as part of a project that supports oyster farms and restoration sites across coastal states.

The report also found signs of improving pH levels in most sampled sites.

Disagreement between the House and Senate this year sank a proposal that would have included a moratorium on new landfills and the creation of a site evaluation committee, a body that would oversee where landfills could be placed.

The cancer registry provides data on every new case of cancer in the state. Advocates and physicians say without it, cancer research won’t look the same.

The Conservation Law Foundation says New Hampshire regulators did not consider a state rule meant to protect fish and people from toxic chemicals when approving the permit.

Offices housing the U.S. Geological Survey's New England Water Science Center and the regional headquarters of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not close at the end of the summer. The agencies still face steep budget cuts under the Trump administration's budget proposal.

A New England group joined a national bird count to spread the joy of birding and make it more accessible to everyone.

At a Mount Sunapee advisory meeting Tuesday, members of Newbury’s Conservation Commission presented their findings on potential contamination coming from the resort’s wastewater system. But state regulators say the system’s conditions show no cause for concern.