As presented at our Annual Legislative Breakfast, please be sure to catch up on the best bills of 2012 for NH's environment!
HB 1481 To Improve Water Quality in Great Bay and other Impaired Water Bodies
Nitrogen pollution from non-point sources has led to a degradation of the water quality in the Great...
Conservation NH asks all New Hampshire voters to request their elected representatives consider a New Year’s Resolution on behalf of New Hampshire’s environment and quality of life: cleanse the legislative calendar early in the session of the dirtiest dozen bills introduced in 2012.
“Legislators have proposed dozens of bills that weaken, and in some instances eliminate, bedrock environmental laws that are...
A bipartisan group of senators has voted today, September 7th, to uphold Governor Lynch’s veto of a bill which would have removed New Hampshire from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Consistent with the views of over 140 New Hampshire businesses that signed an open letter asking legislators to retain RGGI, these senators wisely voted to have NH...
While it may sound counterintuitive, Conservation NH is urging Governor Lynch to veto changes to the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act (SB 154) - changes that have already been agreed to by a diverse coalition of interests.
The reason for the veto has nothing to do with the intent of the original bill which will make some positive reforms...
Members generate $1,000 donation for Conservation NH by going paperless
For the third consecutive year, St. Mary’s Bank made a $1,000 donation to a local environmental organization on behalf of members who elected to receive bank statements electronically. The credit union donated $2 to Conservation NH for each of the first 500 members who made the...
The New Hampshire conservation community is losing one of our top advocacy voices to Vermont.
Joel Harrington, the Government Relations Director for the Nature Conservancy, announced today that he is leaving the organization for a position with Vermont Law School. We are very happy for Joel and wish him only the best in his...
Earlier this month, our Executive Director Jim O'Brien visited Washington D.C. for a lobby day with counterparts from state conservation leagues around the country. While there, Jim attended the League of Conservation Voter's annual dinner gala event where Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson delivered the keynote address.
While in Washington, Jim had the opportunity to meet with...
Yesterday, the House Finance Committee voted to attach an amendment to a bill that would, in their words, eliminate NH's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The move was designed to give the House leverage in negotiations to repeal the program with the Senate. House leadership has made no secret that repeal of...
On the Opinion page in today's Concord Monitor, Republican House Majority leader D.J. Bettencourt argues that the GOP should not ignore conservation issues, and should not allow the Democratic Party to be the only ones to champion environmental protection.
Bettencourt writes, "For too long, the conservation of our natural resources has been perceived as a Democratic...
