Portsmouth, NH – The New Hampshire Coastal Protection Partnership will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day by hosting an eco-friendly workshop highlighting steps that local residents can take to reduce nitrogen pollution in the Great Bay Estuary right in their own backyard. Participants will get basic tips on how to install a rain garden at home. They will also learn how to make eco-friendly decisions about lawn fertilization.

On Thursday September 3, you have a chance to tell the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES) and Public Service Company of New Hampshire that you want to phase out the dirty coal plant at Merrimack Station in Bow and replace it with cleaner sources of electricity as soon as possible.

Can you attend a public hearing to help phase out NH Coal?

The dirty coal plant is the subject of a public hearing for an operating permit that is required under the US Clean Air Act (Title V permit). Public participation is one of the most important features of the Title V process.

Get your Butts off the Beach. Please.

News from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03302-0095
For information online, visit www.des.nh.gov
James P. Martin, Public Information Officer
(603) 271-3710; jmartin@des.state.nh.us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 18, 2009
CONTACT: Chris Nash, NHDES Shellfish Program Manager, (603) 568-6741
Tim Bridges, EPA, (617) 918-8603 or (617) 223-1373

DES and EPA Conduct Dye Study on Little River in North Hampton
Study will help define bacterial pollution to the Atlantic Ocean