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President Trump has targeted climate-related funding from those laws as part of an effort he describes as “terminating the Green New Deal.” Federal judges have issued orders to block spending freezes, but the administration has continued to pursue its effort to suspend funding.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck off the coast of New England at 10:22 am. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that it originated about 6 miles off the coast of York Harbor, Maine.
A group of planners, engineers and architects with the nonprofit Plan New Hampshire came together with residents over the summer to learn how residents wanted to make the streets safer.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released new maps that help gardeners figure out what plants can survive the coldest winter temperatures in their locations.
The cost of heating a home and keeping the lights on was a major burden on many families last winter. This year, prices for heating are expected to remain high across the country, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association.
Arnold Mikolo, an environmental justice advocate with the Conservation Law Foundation, said people in Manchester have been raising alarms about lead for a long time. The problem has been especially hard on immigrant and refugee communities, he said, who are often living in substandard housing.
The cost of heating a home and keeping the lights on is extremely high this winter. But there’s still time to apply for assistance with energy bills, and expanded assistance options are available for Granite Staters this year.
The new rate for small customers – about 20 cents per kilowatt hour – is slightly less than the 22.5 cents Granite Staters are currently paying, but still double what customers paid in February of this year. Eversource says the average customer can expect their bill to go down about 7 percent.
Granite Staters can apply for assistance with heating and electric bills through their local community action agency.