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Brownfield Assessment, Cleanup & Redevelopment
Climate Adaptation & Resiliency
Conservation & Natural Resources
Energy
Solid Waste
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Brownfield Assessment, Cleanup & Redevelopment
US Environmental Protection Agency
- The EPA Brownfields Program provides grant and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes and others to assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse contaminated properties.
NH Department of Environmental Services
- The NH Brownfields Program encourages the redevelopment of contaminated properties through a variety of approaches that address the uncertainty and liability concerns associated with brownfields sites.
Climate Adaptation & Resiliency
Fourth National Climate Assessment
- The Global Change Research Act of 1990 mandates that the US Global Change Research Program (ASGCRP) deliver a report to Congress and the President no less than every four years that “1) integrates, evaluates, and interprets the findings of the Program…; 2) analyzes the effects of global change on the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, human health and welfare, human social systems, and biological diversity; and 3) analyzes current trends in global change, both human0induced and natural, and projects major trends for the subsequent 20 to 100 years.”
- The mission of the Georgetown Climate Center is to advance ambitious and equitable government responses to the climate crisis in the US at the national, state, and local levels.
North Country Climate Resiliency Hub
- A collection of data, success stories, and resources compiled by the North Country Climate Collaborative to support and provide guidance on climate resilient measures for individuals, businesses, and communities in the region.
Conservation & Natural Resources
- The mission of TNC is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. It’s a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.
Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests
- The mission of the Society as a forestry association seeks to conserve and perpetuate the forests of NH through their wise use and their complete reservation in places of special scenic beauty. They are dedicated to protecting the state’s most important landscapes while promoting the wise use of its renewable natural resources.
- NH Fish and Game Department’s mission as guardian of the state’s fish, wildlife, and marine resources is to work in partnership with the public to conserve, manage and protect these resources and their habitats; inform and educate the public about these resources; and provide the public with opportunities to use and appreciate these resources.
Energy
Solid Waste
NH Department of Environmental Services
Northeast Resource Recovery Association
- The NRRA is a nonprofit that partners with communities to make recycling strong through economic and environmentally sound solutions.
Solid Waste Association of North America
- SWANA is an organization of professionals committed to advancing from solid waste management to resource management through their shared emphasis on education, advocacy and research.
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