BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Office recently awarded four 2023 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to New Hampshire wastewater facilities and individuals to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at five National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in New Hampshire this year. Each individual site will undergo a legally required Five-Year Review to ensure that previous remediation efforts at the sites continue to protect public health and the environment. Once the Fiv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Manchester woman has pleaded guilty in federal court for her role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire. She is the third of the 22 defendants in the conspiracy to plead guilty, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Alesha Neault, age 38, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlle  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: A California man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for wire fraud charges, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Jesse Hernandez, a/k/a Kevin Zarbalas, 61, previously of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced by senior U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro to 30 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. Hernandez wa  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Maine man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord in connection to trafficking approximately14 kilograms (30 pounds) of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Brian Strout, 46, of Turner, Maine, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, namely methamphetamine. Chief Judge Landya McCafferty scheduled sentencing for   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (TNSper) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Eben Allen as the new resident inspector at Seabrook Station in Seabrook, New Hampshire. He joins NRC Senior Resident Inspector Travis Daun at the plant, which is operated by NextEra Energy. Allen joined the agency in 2013 as a project manager for spent fuels in the Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, and later worke  more