NH: Oceans
Oyster Reef Restoration Benefits Farmers, Coastal Communities
By Lynn Fantom for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for New Hampshire News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Pub…
Offshore Closures Requested to Save Endangered Right Whales
ROCHESTER, N.H. - Emergency action is being requested to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The Pew Charitable Trusts …
NH Meeting to Draw Opponents of Offshore Drilling
CONCORD, N. H. –Environmental advocates say a plan to allow oil drilling in New Hampshire's coastal waters is a threat to the environment and …
Love to Eat Fish? Check Out New Safety Guidelines
CONCORD, N.H. – Good news for Granite Staters who love fresh fish. Two U.S. agencies have released new advice on how much and which types of …
What Will Atlantic National Monument Mean for NH People, Wildlife?
CONCORD, N.H. -- With the stroke of a pen, President Obama designated a new national monument off the coast of Cape Cod, and there should be plenty …
Granite Staters Join to Petition U.S. on Tar Sands Regs
LITTLETON, N.H. - More than 55 groups and individuals are petitioning the federal government to halt the planned pumping of corrosive tar-sands oil …
Environmental "Trial of the Century" to Start Today
NASHUA, N.H. - Billions of dollars and the health of the Gulf Coast are on the line as the civil trial against BP begins on Monday in New Orleans…
Interior Department to Try On Non-Politico Secretary
NASHUA, N.H. - The CEO of REI, the prominent outdoor clothing and gear retail company, has been nominated for Secretary of the Interior by President …
Lobster “Canary in Coal Mine” of New England Climate Change?
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - The New England lobster, under threat from disease and invasive species, may be the "canary in the coal mine" of climate …
A “Win-Win” for Wind Power, Whales Off NH Coast
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - The Obama administration has announced funding for seven projects that will speed up the development of the nation's first …
Tar Sands Pipeline Project “Slinking Forward” Into NH, New England
EPSOM, N.H. – Training for how to clean up tar sands oil spills began in Portland, Maine this week (Tuesday and Wednesday), following an …
Did Climate Change Make Sandy Worse?
CONCORD, N.H. - Climate scientists say global climate change could have contributed to Sandy's impact. Robert Henson is a meteorologist with the …