Saint Gobain decides to shutter Merrimack, NH pollution plant BREAKING NEWS: Merrimack, NH. In-Depth NH News reports that Saint Gobain Performance Plastics (Saint Gobain) has elected to close its Merrimack, NH facility. It’s clear that Saint Gobain decided that the finances don’t make sense anymore for their Merrimack, NH plant. Due to growing current and future liabilities and the…

Climate change is here — tallying the cost of inaction On August 3, Pfizer notified the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that 12 drugs are on emergency order due to their high medical need that are in short supply due to the tornado loss. The North Carolina was leveled by an EF-3 tornado, however, the plant is not located in…

This week 3M admitted to shelling out $10B to $12B to settle a case against them brought by 4,700 plaintiffs, including firefighters with personal injury claims, relating to their chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or “PFAS” pollution in drinking water across the country. The company says they continue to “stand…

Wildfire smoke threatens public health in the northeastern US I’m sure you’ve heard it on the news. Smoke from wildfires in Canada threatens air quality and public health in the northeastern United States. But, here’s how you can monitor the situation in real-time so you can assess your and your family’s risk. Attached are two examples of current citizen…

Don’t count on it. Late this week, news outlets reported that 3M struck a “tentative” deal to head off court action in Charleston, South Carolina for $10B to settle claims of their toxic PFAS chemicals polluted drinking water — a deal that would link 4,000 PFAS-linked lawsuits against 3M. However…

ON MARCH 21, 2023, the New Hampshire Supreme Court gave polluters, like Saint Gobain Performance Plastics (Saint Gobain) in Merrimack, the green light to keep polluting our state and making residents sick. …

Benzene, PFAS, and other carcinogens in make-up, sunscreen, and deodorant. — When I was a teenager, I had what I thought was the perfect summer job. I was a lifeguard at the town pool. It was fun and what could be better than sitting in the sun all day and getting paid? Every summer I started my “tan” with a sunburn…

When my boys were young, they loved trains and Thomas the Tank Engine was a big celebrity in my house. Often, we would go sit by the freight train depot area in downtown Portsmouth, NH to watch the trains go by or idle on the tracks (Figure 1). …

NEW HAMPSHIRE citizens experience some of the highest cancer rates in the country. But when scientists talk about cancer in terms of statistics, we risk depersonalizing the tragedy each family faces when their child, family member, or close friend is diagnosed with cancer. …