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State Entomologist for the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets Judy Rosovsky wraps up an ash log in her lab in Berlin, Vt., Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The log, which was cut in Orange, Vt., and contains evidence of emerald ash borer activity, is kept in a freezer with other samples of trees containing the larvae of the invasive insect to prevent its spread. Following a survey of towns bordering the four-town area where it has been confirmed, officials met in Berlin Wednesday to plot their next steps and discuss details of a quarantine. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Emerald ash borer reaches White River Junction

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterDecember 1, 2021

Some portions of Wilton's Laurel Hill Cemetery are reserved for green burials.

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Plainfield board considers green burials

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterNovember 30, 2021

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2019 file photo, a warning sign is posted outside the Elizabeth Mine in Strafford, Vt. For decades the mine polluted local waterways. A multi-year, multi-million-dollar cleanup of the site is nearing completion. The Environmental Protection Agency is holding an online public meeting Thursday June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

Elizabeth Mine cleanup cost $103M, more than 4 times initial estimate

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterNovember 28, 2021

A loon swims with chicks on its back in July 2020. The Loon Preservation Committee has found contaminents in loon eggs across the state of New Hampshire. (Raymond Hennessy photograph)

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Report finds contaminants in loon eggs

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterNovember 23, 2021

Lebanon public works employee Brendan Downey removes plastic flowers and holiday wreathes from grave stones at Glenwood Cemetery in Lebanon, N.H. on Friday, April 12, 2019. Lebanon is considering whether or not to allow green burials in its cemeteries. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Lebanon digs into ‘green burials’ with proposed policy in hand

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterNovember 20, 2021

New Hampshire Fish and Game wildlife biologist Henry Jones looks at a buck’s teeth in order to determine its age on the first day of New Hampshire’s rifle season at Meriden Deli Mart in Meriden, N.H., on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Jones and other biologists are stationed throughout the state on the busiest days of hunting season collecting biological data and blood samples, which will be tested for Jamestown Canyon virus and COVID-19. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has found COVID-19 antibodies in deer populations in other regions of the country, but so far there is no evidence that deer are spreading the virus back to humans. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Twin State biologists checking deer for COVID-19

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterNovember 20, 2021

FILE - This Sept. 19, 2019, file photo shows a spotted lanternfly at a vineyard in Kutztown, Pa. According to Rhode Island state environmental officials, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, the insect that can cause damage to native trees and agricultural crops has been found recently in the state. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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Invasive insect is inching its way to the Twin States

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterNovember 14, 2021

Wesley Black, who sued the White River Junction VA Medical Center for failing to diagnose him with colon cancer caused by exposure to military burn pits, has died. A Hartford Fire Department Facebook post accompanying this photograph said, "The Hartford Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Firefighter Wesley Black. Wesley passed away Sunday afternoon at his home surrounded by family and friends after a long and courageous battle with cancer."

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Vermont veteran exposed to burn pits dies of cancer

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterNovember 11, 2021

What the infrastructure bill means for New Hampshire, Vermont

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterNovember 11, 2021

The economic divide is also a green gap, preventing weatherization, shift to renewable energy

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterNovember 7, 2021