HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 25 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals the global scale of mining's detrimental impacts on the environment. * * * Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries, according to a Dartmouth-led study published in Nature this week. The findings represent the first physical footprint of river mining and its hydrological impacts on a global scale. River mining often  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Researchers across northern New England will get access to the Dartmouth microscope. * * * A versatile electron microscope is being installed in a specially built laboratory in the Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center and will be ready for use this fall. The Thermo Scientific Talos F200i scanning transmission electron microscope will afford researchers, both at Dartmouth a  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 24 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: The M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), today launched the second phase of its Amplify Fund which provides support to nonprofit initiatives in legacy People's United communities that benefit low- and moderate-income communities and underrepresented populations. This new request for proposals (RFP) seeks nonprofit collaboratives focused on  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Attorney General John M. Formella announced today new resources to combat elder abuse and financial exploitation in New Hampshire. The Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit will add three new positions: an additional prosecutor, a sworn law enforcement investigator, and an investigative paralegal. The Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit investigates   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 23 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that on July 20, 2023, the Grand Jury for the County of Merrimack returned indictments charging Bridget Watson, age 48, of Henniker, with one class A felony count of theft by deception and two class B felony counts of Medicaid fraud. The theft indictment alleges that between June 4, 2020, and April 7, 2023, Ms. Watson, pursuant to one sc  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Today, Governor Chris Sununu and Executive Councilor Janet Stevens wrote to members of New Hampshire's Congressional Delegation regarding the US Coast Guard Bridge Permitting process. * * * August 21, 2023 To: The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen, United States Senate, 506 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorahle Ann Kuster, United States House o  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Today, Governor Chris Sununu and twelve New Hampshire legislators wrote to Robert Ludlow, Chief Financial and Compliance Officer of ISO New England, in opposition to the creation of an executive-level environmental justice position at ISO New England. The following legislators joined Governor Sununu in penning the letter: * Senate President Jeb Bradley * Speaker  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- New Hampshire House Majority Leader Jason Osborne, R-Auburn, issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) released the following statement after Governor Sununu vetoed HB142, relative to the operation of the Burgess Biopower plant. "While it is unfortunate that a long term solution could not be found to address the financial difficulties of the Burgess Biopower plant, today's veto by Governor Sununu wi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: In a letter to the New Hampshire Association of Domestic Insurance Companies, dated August 22, 2023, Deputy Commissioner DJ Bettencourt appealed for action to address the growing insurance predicament faced by nonprofit organizations in the state. The letter acknowledges the essential role played by community-based nonprofits, including those aiding children and young adults with beh  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following water order (No. 26,875) on Aug. 21, 2023, involving Pennichuck Water Works Inc.: * * * Petition for 2023 Qualified Capital Project Adjustment Charge Order Nisi Approving Financing In this order, the Commission approves the request of Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. (PWW, or the Company) to implement a 2023 Qualified Capital Project Adjustment Charge (QCPAC) in the amount of 1.36 percent of bas  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following water order (No. 26,876) on Aug. 23, 2023, involving Pennichuck Water Works Inc.: * * * Petition for Approval of Amendments to Special Contract with Pennichuck East Utility, Inc. Order Accepting Reconciliation of Special Contract In this order, the Commission accepts the June 19, 2023 revised reconciliation calculation submitted by Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. (PWW, or the Company) and appro  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-070) on Aug. 23, 2023, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * 2023 Transmission Cost Adjustment Mechanism COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On August 4, 2023, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) filed a petition to update the Transmission Cost Adjustment Mechanism (TCAM)   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-075) on Aug. 25, 2023, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Petition for Approval of Pole Plant Adjustment Mechanism Rates COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On August 2, 2023, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) filed a petition requesting that the Commission approve it  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 26,877) on Aug. 25, 2023, involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp.: * * * Request for Change in Distribution Rates Commencement of Adjudicative Proceeding This order provides notice that the Commission received a request for general increases in distribution rates from Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty). Among other things,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-073) on Aug. 25, 2023, involving Low Income Electric Assistance Program: * * * 2023-2024 Program Administrative Budgets COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING During August 2023, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource), Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES), Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,877) on Aug. 25, 2023, involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp.: * * * Request for Change in Distribution Rates Commencement of Adjudicative Proceeding This order provides notice that the Commission received a request for general increases in distribution rates from Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty). Among other thi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 23-070) on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy, 2023 Transmission Cost Adjustment Mechanism, Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearing, unless a written  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 23-075) on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy, Petition for Approval of Pole Plant Adjustment Mechanism Rates, Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearin  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DG 23-067) on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * Re: Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty, Request for Change in Distribution Rates, Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearing, unless a written re  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 23 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The New Hampshire Democratic Party announced today that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will be the keynote speaker of the 2023 New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention. With a key race for governor and its position as a crucial swing state in the presidential race, New Hampshire is set to play a major role in the 2024 general election. "In Pennsylvania, we defeated ext  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire, along with other regional partners, have been monitoring the development of an expansive algal bloom that has formed in the Gulf of Maine--stretching more than a hundred miles from Massachusetts to Maine. The brown, coffee-colored bloom consists mostly of phytoplankton, or microalgae, that is not new to the waters off the coast of New Engl  more