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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday May 21, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Conservation Law Foundation: Epping Treatment Plant Dumping Wastewater Into Lamprey River
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: The Town of Epping is violating the federal Clean Water Act by bypassing its treatment facility and discharging wastewater directly into the Lamprey River, which flows into the Great Bay Estuary. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to join the agency's recent efforts to force the town to correct the failures at the wastew  more

Conservation Law Foundation: Manchester to Tackle Lead Poisoning
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, May 18 (TNStalk) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement on May 17, 2023: * * * Manchester's Board of Mayor and Aldermen have voted unanimously to create a commission to prevent childhood lead poisoning in the city. The commission will serve an essential, ongoing role in identifying strategies that can be employed by the city to reduce lead hazards and better protect Manchester children. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the followi  more

GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders: NH House Indefinitely Postpones Bill That Would Have Forcibly "Outed" LGBTQ+ Students
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 19 (TNStalk) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following statement on May 18, 2023: * * * The New Hampshire State House voted 195-190 to defeat SB 272, a so-called "parental bill of rights" that would have required forced outing about students who are questioning or part of the LGBTQ community. "Questioning and LGBTQ+ students can breathe a sigh of relief today that schools in New Hampshire will continue to be places where they can safely be who they  more

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: New Hampshire - Senate Republicans Once Again Reject House-Backed Legalization Bill
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Senators have once again rejected a House-backed effort to legalize marijuana use and sales for adults. By a vote of 14 to 10 last week, Senators opposed further advancement of House Bill 639, which sought to allow adults to possess up to four ounces of cannabis and establish regulations for the sale of marijuana products by state-licensed retailers. The mea  more

NEFAC, Union Leader Argue for Unsealing of Records in Harmony Montgomery Case
WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, May 17 (TNSgov) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition and Union Leader Corp. recently intervened in a New Hampshire criminal court case to demand the release of records currently sealed. The defendant in the high-profile case -- State of New Hampshire v. Adam Montgomery -- is accused of killing his five-year-old daughter, Harmony Montgomery. WMUR in March filed a motion to unseal the  more