To mark Earth Day on April 22, ECOS requested information regarding how state agencies were celebrating. The association was impressed with the number and variety of original approaches reported via…
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Releases Enhanced Environmental Dashboard
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has released an updated and enhanced version of the New Hampshire Environmental Dashboard. To help New Hampshire citizens get a sense of…
New Hampshire’s ‘Green SnowPro’ Protects Against Winter Damage
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) has figured out how to ease winter stresses on businesses, property owners, and the environment. In 2013, the agency created “Green SnowPro,”…
New Hampshire’s lnstream Flow Protection Program
When it comes to managing rivers for water quantity, the key question is, “How much is too little?” This is a particularly vexing issue given the dynamic nature of both…
New Hampshire’s Salt Applicator Certification Program
Nearly a decade ago, during the initiation of the Interstate 93 widening project in New Hampshire, the state Department of Transportation conducted an environmental impact study, which identified four watersheds…
New Hampshire’s Hazardous Waste Coordinator Certification Program
The traditional approach of obtaining environmental compliance through inspection and enforcement has proven to be an effective tool yet is not a complete solution. There are too many facilities in…
New Hampshire’s Cookies & Climate Change
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) recognizes that climate change is real, serious, and primarily caused by human activities – and that New Hampshire residents are experiencing its…
New Hampshire Issues Compliance Checklist for Emergency Generators
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Air Resources Division recently released a list of rules to assess whether emergency generators are in compliance with state requirements. All fuel-burning…
New Hampshire Showers Better in October
In light of the recent drought in the state, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has partnered with U.S. EPA’s WaterSense program to conserve water by proclaiming October…
9-12 Summary of State Responses to SCOTUS Clean Power Plan Stay
This document is a summary of State responses to Clean Power Plan (CPP) Stay (as of 9/12/16). *Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii, as well as the D.C., are exempt from the…
