PFAS

The company says it will demolish the facility over the next year. But state regulators want more clean up of PFAS chemicals in soil and groundwater on site.

The Coakley Landfill superfund site covers 92 acres of land in Greenland and North Hampton in New Hampshire.

NH State Rep. Rosemarie Rung pointed out that in New Hampshire those settlement funds will be directed to the Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund, which will provide loans and grants to public water systems where levels of PFAS, a class of harmful man-made chemicals, are above standards.

Cancer is a leading cause of death among firefighters nationwide. New laws in the state provide cancer screening to firefighters and encourage the use of PFAS-free apparel.

NH está destruyendo PFAS en espuma contra incendios. Estudio de Dartmouth descubre que PFAS podrían afectar a madres lactantes. Una aompañía de camiones de Mass. es culpable por el choque de Randolph en 2019.

The state is contracting with Ohio-based Revive Environmental Technology to break down PFAS in AFFF. AFFF has been linked to increased health issues in firefighters.

“I think it often is very surprising to people,” said Megan E. Romano, the Dartmouth researcher who led the study, “to think about this idea that chemicals in our environment might influence lactation.”

It will also hold polluters accountable. But some advocates say it is not strict enough.

La planta de aguas residuales en Manchester necesita un nuevo permiso de la EPA. Pero el permiso solo incluye requisitos para monitorear los químicos PFAS, no para eliminarlos de las aguas residuales que fluyen al río Merrimack.

Funcionarios piden precaución por inundaciones repentinas. Programa en NH busca hacer hogares más eficientes con su energía. Nueva ley de NH quiere mejorar proceso de autorizaciones previas de los seguros médicos.