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This is a list of Superfund sites in New Hampshire designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. . The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contamination
The landfill in Lebanon, operated by the city, had leachate breakouts in 13 areas, including five releases beyond the facility and into the environment, according to a letter DES sent in April.
NH will allow Turnkey to move forward with its plan to accept an additional 1.4 million to 1.55 million tons of waste, some of it from out of state. NH approves 60-acre expansion of Turnkey ...
This is a list of landfills in the United States. A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment . Historically, landfills have been the most common method of organized waste disposal and remain so in many places around the world.
Landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions in the United States, with municipal solid waste landfills representing 95 percent of this fraction. [15] [16] In the U.S., the number of landfill gas projects increased from 399 in 2005, to 594 in 2012 [17] according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Other states dump trash in New Hampshire at a rate of around 900,000 tons per year, largely because those neighbors have stricter landfill rules.
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) is a state agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, headquartered in Concord.The department works to "sustain a high quality of life for all citizens by protecting and restoring the environment and public health" in the state. [1]
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