Great Bay Estuary Faces Pollution Threats
At 18 miles long, the New Hampshire coastline is the shortest in the country.But if you include the Great Bay, the state’s meager coast grows by about 144 miles of tidal shoreline.The rare inland...
View ArticleSewage Treatment Plants Part of Pollution Problem in the Great Bay
The Environmental Protection Agency has designated New Hampshire’s Great Bay as officially impaired.That means the 14 New Hampshire wastewater treatment plants that discharge into the estuary face...
View ArticleDevelopment Plays Key Role in Pollution of the Great Bay Estuary
This week NHPR’s Amy Quinton has been taking an in-depth look at the New Hampshire’s Great Bay.The estuary is one of the state’s natural treasures.But it’s in trouble.
View ArticleCan We Fix the Great Bay Estuary?
All this week, NHPR’s Amy Quinton has reported on some of the challenges facing the Great Bay.Pollution is threatening the health of the estuary, but officials are discussing ways to prevent further...
View ArticleRestoring Oysters Could Help Clean the Great Bay Estuary
This week, NHPR’s Amy Quinton has been taking a look at some of the challenges facing the Great Bay estuary.Earlier she reported on how pollution is killing the bay’s eelgrass, a source of food and...
View ArticleDevelopment Plays Key Role in Pollution of the Great Bay Estuary
This week NHPR’s Amy Quinton has been taking an in-depth look at the New Hampshire’s Great Bay.The estuary is one of the state’s natural treasures.But it’s in trouble.
View ArticleGreat Bay Area Communities Sue State Over Water Quality Issues
A coalition of Great Bay area communities is suing the state and the Department of Environmental Services, claiming DES failed to follow proper rules when determining water quality standards in the...
View ArticleConservation Law Foundation Joins DES in Great Bay Lawsuit
The Conservation Law Foundation has asked to help defend the Department of Environmental Services in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of Great Bay area communities.The suit is an attempt to block...
View ArticleGreat Bay Communities and EPA Square Off In Exeter
Representatives of five New Hampshire towns say the Environmental Protection Agency is imposing wastewater limits on the Great Bay that are a financial burden. They made their case to two members of...
View ArticleEfforts to Restore Oyster Beds Could be a Stopgap Measure for Great Bay
The Nature Conservancy and the University of New Hampshire are working to restore oyster beds in the Great Bay. The organization hopes its efforts can help stave off an ecosystem collapse while towns...
View ArticleThe Future of Great Bay
Monday on the Exchange we look at the future of the Great Bay region of our stat and see how best to stop pollution from taking a further toll on its ecosystem.
View ArticleTowns Sue E.P.A. Over Nitrogen Emissions In The Great Bay
Top municipal officials of three Seacoast region communities are continuing their fight against tough new environmental regulations for their wastewater treatment plants.
View ArticleSeacoast Scientists Say Great Bay Is In "Stasis"
A new report out Friday finds that the Great Bay Estuary is still struggling. Every 3 years the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership, or PREP releases its State Of Our Estuaries report. The report’s...
View ArticleLegislators Will Take Up Great Bay Issues In January
Come January, New Hampshire lawmakers will consider a bevy of bills dealing with the water quality of Great Bay. Some proposals confront waste-water treatment plant costs head-on, while others skirt...
View ArticleN.H. Oyster Farming Begins To Boom?
Oyster farming in the Great Bay Estuary is in the midst of a little bit of a boom. In recent years, the number of oyster farms has leapt from 1 to 8, with more on the way. These gains are boosting the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Oyster Farming With Fat Dog
On the dock of Great Bay Marine, there’s what looks like a little raft tied up, but get close and you hear the hum of a water pump. This is where Fat Dog Oyster Company is based.Reporter Sam...
View ArticleChildren Learn To Be Good Stewards Of The Great Bay
The Great Bay Stewards work to preserve and protect the Great Bay estuary through education, land protection and research. Sharon Musselman, one of the educators, is recently a retired teacher who...
View ArticleDurham's Third Way: One Great Bay Community Blazing A New Trail To Clean Water?
Several seacoast communities have been ordered to upgrade their waste-water treatment plants by the EPA.But towns are pushing back on the question of how much the plants need to improve.Durham is in...
View ArticleAs Seacoast Development Booms, Water Quality Could Bust
Meanwhile, many of the stresses that threaten water quality – more waste-water, increased runoff from pavement, and fewer forests to naturally filter water – increase hand-in-hand with development....
View ArticleChildren Learn To Be Good Stewards Of The Great Bay
The Great Bay Stewards work to preserve and protect the Great Bay estuary through education, land protection and research. Sharon Musselman, one of the educators, is recently a retired teacher who...
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