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New Hampshire

State board proposes updating certain pesticide rules amid conservation concerns

  • Molly Rains

The New Hampshire Pesticide Control Board on Monday released a proposal to restrict the use of certain chemicals that scientists say may be harming wildlife. The proposed changes to the rule known as Pes 700 would impose new restrictions on a handful of chemicals used to kill rodents and insects. But the limits are less […]

Iowa

Report on reducing environmental risks of cancer travels across the state

  • Cami Koons

BOONE – In a conference room at the Ericson Public Library Tuesday, cancer survivors, farmers, elected officials and community activists from Boone County discussed the things they have done to reduce their exposure to carcinogens and the things they hope will change in Iowa to help lower the state’s high cancer rates.  The discussion in […]