Call to Action—Petition & Rally Date:
HB 1454 passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support in both the NH House and Senate, but Governor Sununu vetoed it.
The bill will protect ALL of NH’s waters from foreseeable contamination leaks at new landfill sites statewide. It requires a simple test of gravel and bedrock water flow at any proposed site. (There is only a minimal 200’ buffer now between landfills and our lakes, rivers and wells.)
On Sept. 15, NH legislators will vote to overturn the governor’s veto of HB 1454. Our statewide Petition asks them to vote for the override and enact the updated regulations.
Here is the Petition link for you to send a message to NH House and Senate members. Clean water is essential for a thriving future in New Hampshire—for drinking and for recreation, for public health, for environmental and economic vitality.
Please take two minutes to SIGN THE Petition!
Then, forward this email and ask all of your extended family, friends and colleagues to sign too, to help show overwhelming support for overturning the veto. Out-of-state signers committed to a healthy environment in NH are encouraged to sign as well.
Finally, please join the rally in Concord on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the State House. Mark your calendar now and we will be sending details soon. A huge turnout will again make the point to legislators that NH wants clean, safe water.
HB 1454 has become a bi-partisan beacon of common sense and stewardship. Many of you, with our broad coalition of citizens, businesses, visitors, conservation organizations and municipalities, have worked tirelessly to enact it. We can see HB 1454 pass into law, if everyone joins again to insist on the safety of our waters.
Thank you for all the ways you have supported the bill’s many successes. Let’s get the veto overturned!
Best regards,
NCABC Board of Directors
Sarah Doucette, Gary Ghioto, Erik Johnson, Mary Menzies, Wayne Morrison, Tom Tower