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In October 2010, the Northern Pass Project. comprised of Massachusetts-based utility NStar and Northeast Utilities, formally announced a partnership with Canadian energy giant Hydro-Quebec to bring hydroelectric power from Canada through New Hampshire. Promising new construction jobs, cheaper and greener energy sources, and additional tax revenues, the plan at first enjoyed broad support. Now, grassroots groups and city councils, especially in the North Country, are reconsidering, saying that power lines will cut right through the heart of the land that attracts tourists to New Hampshire.

 In New Hampshire, almost two out of three adults and more than a quarter of our children are overweight or obese. NHPR’s series explores the causes, the consequences, and some promising solutions to a growing crisis.

Fast Facts about Obesity in NH

BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY: The HNHfoundation

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Tropical Storm Irene hit New Hampshire on August 27th and 28th, 2011, causing flooding and damages from White River Junction to the North Country. This series from NHPR aimed to keep you up to date on closures and outages, as well as providing more in-depth coverage to examine the impact to businesses and residents throughout the state.

Series Stories:

-Irene Closes Roads, Traps Tourists in White Mountains

-Saco, Pemi Flow Increased At Least 100 Times

-For Upper Valley Flood Victims, a Long Road Ahead

The Weeks Act created the country’s eastern national forests and New Hampshire’s own White Mountain National Forest. In this ongoing series, NHPR looks at how the Weeks Act has affected the Granite State. 

Help us tell the story: share your connection to  New Hampshire's forests through the Public Insight Network

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Law That Gave Us White Mountain National Forest Turns 100

A decade ago, the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder was one in 250. Today, it’s closer to one in a hundred. In this weeklong series, NHPR correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern looks at the impact of autism on families, schools and towns in New Hampshire.

Challenges of Autism is brought to you in part by the Endowment for Health.

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Autism and Parenting: Challenging, But Also Enriching

Inclusion: Finding the Balance for Students with Autism

"A national treasure in our backyard"

It spans more than 13,000 acres. Nearly a quarter of the state’s population lives within its watershed. In a weeklong series, NHPR’s Environment Reporter Amy Quinton looks at the troubles pollution poses to the health of this critical estuary, and some proposed solutions for returning the Seacoast’s Great Bay to health.

Brought to you in part by: The Fuller Foundation

Great Bay Watershed Map  |  More Great Bay Images

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In this weeklong series we look at food and food culture in New Hampshire and beyond. We examine and explain food trends, talk to food producers from around the state, do some cooking, find out how to eat healthy on a budget, and even discover a new source of artillery: the cupcake.

Series Stories:

The Ethical Butcher

Weeding the Company Garden

Spaghetti Western: Tracing Pasta to its Source

On the Trail of the Lowly Hamburger

Manchester Central is New Hampshire's largest and oldest public high school, and its most diverse. Refugee and immigrant teenagers from nearly 70 countries attend classes at Central. Independent producer, John Rudolph, and the staff of NHPR spent several months gathering the stories of students and teachers to find out what diversity means to them, culminating in the week-long series Culture Lessons.

Culture Lessons was funded by grants from the Norwin S. and Elizabeth N. Bean Foundation and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation - Manchester Region.

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