The shortnose sturgeon is federally endangered and extirpated from most of its historic range from Florida to Canada because of habitat degradation such as dams, dredging, and water pollution.

High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in New Hampshire soil samples raise questions about food and water pollution.

New Hampshire maintains a moratorium on bobcat hunting when Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont allow it.

New Hampshire rolled back child labor protections that prevent teenagers from working unlimited hours even on school nights.

New Hampshire’s weak gun laws put it in the “national failures” category of gun law strength, making it an outlier in its region. Its neighboring states’ good gun control is a partial explanation for New Hampshire’s low gun violence rate.