Episode Description
Hop in a canoe and join Liz and Adrienne Lennon as they talk about what is and is not ... water, actually.
We always talk about New Hampshire's issues, but as a special treat, this episode features how one of New Hampshire's issues paved the way for federal law: the Clean Water Act. What is the Clean Water Act? What was supposed to happen with pollutants by the mid 1980s? Did we do it?
Is anyone coming to save us? Turns out, not even Batman...
Previous episode referenced: Towns, Property Taxes, and a Street Sweeper (maybe) with Niko Papakonstantis
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Links:
- Summary of the Clean Water Act (EPA)
- Water Quality Standards Regulations: New Hampshire (EPA)
- Environmental Challenges for the Merrimack River (EPA)
- NHDES PFAS Response Website
- NHPR Presents: Safe to Drink
- Legislation to protect parts of Nashua River (Nashua Telegraph)
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