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News Tipoffs - New Hampshire Editors Newsletter for Thursday March 28, 2024 ( 7 items )  

ARK. A.G. GRIFFIN FIGHTS EPA OVERREACH, STANDS UP FOR ARKANSAS MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCERS
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading a 27-state comment letter opposing a proposal from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would unduly burden state and national meat and poultry producers and illegally expand the EPA's regulatory authority: "The EPA wants to impose illegal and crippling regulations on meat and poultry   more

EPA New England Honors 2024 Energy Star Winners in Conn., Mass. and N.H.
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proud to honor New England Region ENERGY STAR winners for their outstanding leadership in support of the clean energy transition. ENERGY STAR Award Winners will be recognized at an event in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, April 25. "I congratulate this year's award winners for their innovation and leadership in delivering cost-effective energ  more

GA. A.G. CARR FIGHTS NEW EPA REGULATIONS, STANDS UP FOR GEORGIA MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSORS
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is pushing back against a recent proposal from the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that seeks to impose, for the first time ever, new pollution limits and pretreatment standards on meat and poultry processors. Currently, the EPA regulates roughly 150 meat processing facilities in the U.S. With this proposed rule, the EPA would sweep into i  more

N.H. Fish & Game Dept.: Public Hearing on Aquaculture License Application Scheduled for April 23
DURHAM, New Hampshire, March 28 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news on March 27, 2024: The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., regarding a proposed marine aquaculture license application at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Region 3 Office, 225 Main St., Durham, NH. The public is welcome to attend and offer comments on the proposed aquaculture plan. Jonathan Bunker of Baysi  more

N.H. Judicial Branch: Sequential Intercept Map Report for Hillsborough County North Region Points to Housing Need for Those in the Court System With Mental Illness or Substance Use Challenges
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 28 (TNSres) -- The New Hampshire Judicial Branch issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The New Hampshire Judicial Branch today released a comprehensive report .pdf Icon produced as a result of the recent Sequential Intercept Mapping or SIM workshop that took place at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, focusing on the Hillsborough County North region. The Manchester SIM workshop was the first of a statewide county-by-county effort bringing together law  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving County of Merrimack
CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-048) on March 27, 2024, involving the County of Merrimack: * * * Request for Approval of Merrimack County Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On March 22, 2024, the County of Merrimack (Merrimack County) filed its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (the Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that   more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving Town of Francestown
CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-049) on March 27, 2024, involving the Town of Francestown: * * * Request for Approval of Francestown Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On March 25, 2024, the Town of Francestown (Francestown) filed its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (the Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The commi  more