Tom Irwin is a Vice President and New Hampshire Advocacy Center Director at the Conservation Law Foundation, where he directs CLF’s work in New Hampshire.
3 OPTIMISTIC TAKEAWAYS:
New Hampshire has already proven it can clean up its waterways
Tools like the Clean Water Act helped drive major upgrades like Portsmouth’s Pierce Island facility, leading to real improvements in the Great Bay and Piscataqua River.
Local communities in New England are leading on climate solutions
Programs like Community Power in places like Portsmouth show how towns and cities can take action on clean energy even without strong statewide policy.
Momentum is building across New Hampshire’s environmental movement
From Nashua to Manchester, more people are organizing around environmental justice, clean water, and climate, creating real progress at the community level.
Links & Notes:
MIT study on premature deaths from air pollution
This episode was recorded at Treeline Outfitters in Portsmouth, NH
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