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  • Legislation Introduced in Congress to Enhance the Protection of the Connecticut River Watershed

    Matt Leahy
    August 28, 2023

    The act proposes to establish a partnership among federal, state, local and private entities to promote conservation, restoration, education and recreation efforts in the important watershed.

  • Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate to Establish New Forest Conservation Program

    Matt Leahy
    August 23, 2023

    The purpose of the program is to keep forests as forests through the use of conservation easements that purchase development rights from willing private and tribal landowners to prevent conversion to non-forest uses.

  • Forest Society Statement on Governor Sununu's Veto of HB142

    Jack Savage
    August 21, 2023

    "It is too early for us to comment on what the future will be for low-grade wood markets but we will continue to work with our partners in the forestry community to assess our next steps," said Jack Savage, president of the Forest Society.

ADVOCACY ALERT: NH Legislature considering bill to eliminate the Site Evaluation Committee

Matt Leahy
March 3, 2023
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View of the NH capitol from the Conservation Center in East Concord
View of the NH capitol from the Conservation Center in East Concord.

House Bill 609  would significantly change New Hampshire’s law for the siting of large-scale energy projects. The bill proposes to eliminate the Site Evaluation Committee (SEC) and move the decision-making authority for siting large-scale energy facilities to the NH Public Utilities Commission.

If passed, it would undo much of the work of the broad stakeholder process in 2014 and 2015 that led to significant improvements in the law and rules that governed the SEC.

Most concerning, it would reduce the public’s ability to engage in the siting review process.

The House of Representatives Science, Technology and Energy Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 7 at 9 AM on the bill.

  • The Forest Society OPPOSES HB 609 and we hope you will speak up before Tuesday on this critical issue! To register your opposition the bill, click here to link to the NH House of Representative’s online registration system. (For a tutorial on how to use this system, click here.)

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