It's hard to overstate how much of a change batteries have made to the electric system in the US in just a few years. I would never have guessed it. heatmap.news/energy/texas...

The Texas Grid Has Had a Boring Summer Thanks to Batteries

Temperatures are high, but electricity drama is low.

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The funniest part of tagging along with crab researchers this past Monday: Watching the crabs get chucked back into the estuary after measurement. Could this be the most intense experience of their short lives, hurtling over the water? (I'm told they're "pretty hardy," so will be fine.) 🦀

A brownfield site in Berlin, an unlined and derelict landfill known as Dummer Yard, is facing an uncertain future after plans to build another landfill on the same parcel stalled this summer. From @mollyrains.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Who will take responsibility for Berlin's toxin-seeping Dummer Yard? • New Hampshire Bulletin

Developers have abandoned an effort to create a new landfill for Berlin's east side and with it plans to clean up the Dummer Yard landfill, leaving the city to grapple with pollution on the existing…

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sooooo incredibly proud of and excited for @willskipworth.bsky.social and this recognition of his so, so very important and impactful work. Will shows up to our newsroom every day with so much drive and investigative determination, and SO much care for the people his stories feature. Go Will Go!!

New Hampshire Bulletin@newhampshirebulletin.com · 4mo ago

We're honored and proud to announce New Hampshire Bulletin reporter William Skipworth has won the Livingston Award for local news reporting from the Wallace House Center for Journalists and the University of Michigan. newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/bulle...

Thursday was a tough loss for the Fisher Cats (known to some as the Space Potatoes) vs. the Yard Goats but a great night in the park for the Bulletin staff: @mmitchellreports.bsky.social @mollyrains.bsky.social @ethandewitt.bsky.social @willskipworth.bsky.social @danawormald.bsky.social

I have been wondering what kind of fire future awaits the Northeast. Experts said: Risk is rising. But facing up to it now, being proactive, embracing controlled burns may keep our homes and forests safer in the long run. (& could bring back the fire-adapted ecosystems that used to be more common!)

New Hampshire Bulletin@newhampshirebulletin.com · 5mo ago

"The drought that made last summer the driest in 130 years has kept soils and forests parched into this spring, the conditions contributing to wildfires that have burned dozens of acres in central New Hampshire to the North Country in recent weeks." From @mollyrains.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Mount Washington's accessibility is one of the many things that makes it so unique & special. So interesting to watch the Commission, with its for-profit and nonprofit members, try to strike a balance between sharing the awe of Wash more widely & keeping its super delicate environment safe.

New Hampshire Bulletin@newhampshirebulletin.com · 5mo ago

"The process will be long and complicated, said Mount Washington Commission Chair Rob Kirsch. But he believes the designation would be a boon for the mountain, bringing in not only more visitors but also more funding to invest in making the peak more resilient." From @mollyrains.bsky.social

Black bears are thriving in New Hampshire — especially in the White Mountains. But human visitors are becoming more common in the area, too, leading to tension between the two species that bear experts want to stay a step ahead of. From @mollyrains.bsky.social #NHPolitics

New bear safety rule highlights how increased visitation influences wildlife in the White Mountains • New Hampshire Bulletin

Black bears are thriving in New Hampshire — especially in the White Mountains region, home to some of the best bear habitat around. But human visitors are becoming more common in the area, too,…

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