New Hampshire Coverage

Articles written while freelancing for the nonprofit independent publication, based in New Hampshire, InDepthNH.org.

All photos by Ani Freedman

Temperatures Dangerously Spike in Southern New Hampshire Under Heat Dome

Published June 19, 2024.

NHDES, Advocates Wait on Action From Saint-Gobain; New PFAS Superfund Ruling Leaves Questions for Cleanup

Published June 4, 2024.

Trans Rights Activists Occupy State House Halls Against Discriminatory Bills

Published May 29, 2024.

House Tackles Gun Rights, Healthcare and Rights of the Undocumented

Published May 23, 2024.

Potential Cancer Cluster at Littleton Dept. of Health and Human Services, Letters Reveal

This story is the first in an investigation into a possible cancer cluster at a state office in northern NH. Published May 19, 2024.

Gubernatorial Candidate Joyce Craig Discusses Her Plan to Help New Hampshire’s Children

Published May 14, 2024.

Gubernatorial Candidate Kelly Ayotte Talks Child Care, Education and Mental Health

Published May 13, 2024.

Saint-Gobain Denies NHDES Requests for More Sampling of PFAS-Contaminated Sites

Published April 26, 2024.

New PFAS Designation Gives EPA Tools to Hammer Down on Polluters, Some in NH

Published April 25, 2024.

NH Fiscal Policy Institute Shines Light on a Drowning Child Care System

Published April 15, 2024.

EPA’s New PFAS Drinking Water Standards Celebrated in Merrimack

Published April 10, 2024.

Lawmakers Disagree Over High Schools Informing Students About Voter Registration

Published Mar. 27, 2024.

House Backs Bills Impacting Family Court

Published Mar. 21, 2024.

Goffstown Nonpartisan Elections Caught Up in Local Polarization

Published Mar. 13, 2024.

President Biden Met with State Rep. and Discussed PFAS Pollution Accountability

Published Mar. 12, 2024.

House Education Committee Divided Along Party Lines on Climate Change Education

Published Mar. 6, 2024.

Teen Activists Seek Robust Climate Change Education in NH’s Public Schools

Published Mar. 5, 2024.

Coakley Landfill PFAS Contamination: Cleanup Slowly Progresses, Questions Remain

Published Mar. 1, 2024.

Legal Expert: New Hampshire’s Bills Mirror National Trends in Anti-Trans Legislation

Published Feb. 22, 2024.

House Committee Backs Legalizing Marijuana for Adult Use

Published Feb. 14, 2024.

House Panel Favors Bill To Restrict Sale of Some Consumer Products with PFAS

Published Feb. 7, 2024.

Senate Judiciary Hears Bill to Hold Manufacturers Liable for Using PFAS

Published Jan. 31, 2024.

Emotional Testimony On Bill To Prohibit ‘Biological Males’ From Playing Girls’ Sports

Published Jan. 29, 2024.

DeSantis Gets Laughs Over Global Warming Comment at Nashua Town Hall Event

Ron DeSantis addresses a small conference room in Nashua, NH packed with supporters and prospective voters in the New Hampshire Primary.

Published Jan. 19, 2024.

Abortion: House Judiciary Votes Against 15-Day Ban, Ties on Making Constitutional Right

Published Jan. 18, 2024.

House Resolution Would Push Accountability For Saint-Gobain’s PFAS Pollution

Published Jan. 12, 2024.

Panel Hears Bills To Drastically Limit Abortion, Or Enshrine It as Constitutional Right

Published Jan. 10, 2024.

Bill Would Prohibit Some Products From Adding PFAS Forever Chemicals

Published Jan. 9. 2024.

Judge OKs Class Action Status in PFAS Lawsuit Against Saint-Gobain

Published Jan. 5, 2024.

Senate Education Committee Hears Bill Requiring Schools to Out LGBTQ+ Students to Parents

Published Jan. 4, 2024.

PFAS Continue To Be a Priority Among Some NH Lawmakers

Published Dec. 13, 2023.

Meet Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips: A ‘Long Shot’ Presidential Nominee

Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips greets people at the menorah lighting in front of the State House in Concord on the first night of Hanukkah.

Published Dec. 8, 2023.

LGBTQ+ Rights Caught in the Cross-Hairs as Culture Wars Rage in Small-Town Meetings and NH Legislature

Published Dec. 7, 2023.

NH Republicans File 15-day Abortion Ban Bill

Published Dec. 5, 2023.

Returned Letters Give Voice To Pamela Mason Decades After Manchester Teen Was Murdered

Published Nov. 14, 2023.

House Committee Debate About Transgender Legislation Leads to Stalemate Along Party Lines

Published Nov. 13, 2023.

Protesters stand outside of the Legislative Office Building Monday in Concord to protest HB 619.

Nikki Haley Campaigns in Londonderry: ‘Our World is on Fire’

Published Nov. 2, 2023.

Nikki Haley and Gov. Chris Sununu greet guests at a gathering at the Poor Boy’s Diner Thursday in Londonderry.

Blood Testing for PFAS Could Help Inform NH Residents, But Barriers Remain

Published Oct. 12, 2023.

Supporters Gather in Solidarity With Israel in Concord

Published Oct. 12, 2023.

Supporters holding Israeli flags watch Rabbi Marc Philippe sing in Hebrew in front of the New Hampshire State House on Wednesday night.

NH’s Jewish Communities and Elected Officials Gather To Support Israel

Published Oct. 10, 2023.

NH Dems: ‘Here to Turn the State Blue For Good’

Published Sept. 30, 2023.

LGBTQ+ Materials at Middle School Fuel Emotional Debate at Goffstown Meeting

Published Sept. 12, 2023.

State Rep: Saint-Gobain Leaves, But Health Impacts of PFAS Are Here to Stay

Published Aug. 29, 2023.

Merrimack State Representative Wendy Thomas

Advocates and State Reps Bid Farewell Outside of Saint-Gobain’s Merrimack Facility

Published Aug. 23, 2023.

Saint-Gobain Closing Merrimack Plant Amid PFAS Criticism

Published Aug. 23, 2023.

Saint-Gobain’s Controversial Air Permit Approved by NHDES

Published Aug. 17, 2023. The first in a series of articles for InDepthNH.org covering the ongoing public health crisis in Southern NH from continuing PFAS pollution by the French manufacturing company, Saint-Gobain.

Trump Rallies New Hampshire Base at Windham High School

Published on InDepthNH.org, Aug. 8, 2023. Read the pre-event coverage here.