AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPFAS Funding in Focus: New Hampshire is set to receive another $4.68 million from a PFAS settlement, headed to the state Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund for PFAS mitigation and water source protection. PFAS Lawmaking: NH House and Senate negotiators also reached common ground on an agricultural PFAS contamination bill, creating civil immunity for farmers tied to “standard agricultural practices,” including biosolids spreading. Coastal Research Boost: NH Sea Grant awarded more than $1.2 million for six coastal and marine research projects, including work on flooding sensors in Portsmouth and PFAS impacts on lobster in Great Bay. Data Center Backlash: In Nottingham, a proposed data center developer withdrew plans hours before a packed town meeting, after residents raised concerns about environmental impacts and water use. Public Health Outdoors: DHHS is urging Granite Staters to prevent tick and mosquito bites as activity increases, warning about diseases spread by both. Weather Watch: An unusual late-May pattern could bring cool, rainy conditions and even wet snow chances in the highest New England elevations.
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