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Eversource begins setting new rates in N.H., saying it's in an unprecedented position

New Hampshire’s largest electric utility told state regulators late last week that failures in wholesale energy markets could make it difficult for them to secure enough energy for customers this...

Across New England, a group is working to find – and save – native plants

The Native Plant Trust estimates more than one-fifth of the region’s native plants are in danger from development, climate change, rising temperatures, and storm surges.

To restore the salmon, a Maine tribe will first restore a river

Salmon once spawned in Maine's Meduxnekeag River, and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is trying to bring them back by restoring not just a river, but an entire watershed.

Maine's high court rules that voter referendum blocking power corridor was unconstitutional

CMP and its partners want to build a 145-mile transmission line through Maine that would allow Hydro-Quebec to feed electricity into the New England power grid as part of a...

Wildlife groups are reporting a record number of piping plovers in Maine this summer

A wildlife biologists says the recovery of this endangered species has been possible because of partnerships between the state, local municipalities, organizations and volunteers that have worked to protect plover...

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Eversource begins setting new rates in N.H., saying it's in an unprecedented position

Across New England, a group is working to find – and save – native plants

To restore the salmon, a Maine tribe will first restore a river

Maine's high court rules that voter referendum blocking power corridor was unconstitutional

Wildlife groups are reporting a record number of piping plovers in Maine this summer

Meet the foresters keeping an eye on New Hampshire's trees from the sky

A Maine forest offers decades of data on the ability of trees to remove carbon from the air

A colony of endangered Indiana bats in Vermont could hold lessons for the species' recovery

Maine seal deaths linked to the avian flu prompt a federal investigation

Maine company with big plans for using seaweed to soak up carbon draws scrutiny

Electricity grid operator expecting more demand and renewables in New England

UMass offers way for students to understand carbon impact of dining hall meals

UMass Amherst plans to power campus with 100% renewable energy by 2032

Out of the trash, saving cash: How food waste could transform New England's garbage

WATCH: Maine's Somerset County may become the last bastion of maple syrup producers in New England

More local food could increase New England's climate resilience. Animal processing capacity isn’t ready.

Maine will close loophole that allows out-of-state waste into state landfill

Many N.H. communities are turning to local solutions in the global fight against climate change

New Hampshire is gathering data on bunnies. Here’s how you can hop to it and help out

2021 was the hottest year on record in the Gulf of Maine, new data show