What We Do

North Country Alliance for Balanced Change was founded in 2008 in the belief that a healthy economy in northern New Hampshire depends on a healthy environment. We have three main goals:

  • We’re working to stop a massive landfill from fouling the North Country.  Casella Waste Systems—an out of state corporation with a shameful environmental record—is trying to build an enormous 180-acre garbage dump less than half a mile from pristine Forest Lake and in the middle of the Ammonoosuc River watershed, one of New Hampshire’s highest-rated wildlife  areas.

    With our team of environmental engineers, scientists and legal professionals we’re challenging this predatory company’s faulty permit requests before the NH Department of Environmental Services and federal agencies.  And we’re countering Casella’s false and fearful stories of waste capacity issues and rising waste disposal costs if their new dump isn’t approved. 

  • We advocate for clean water and solid waste management reform.  New Hampshire’s solid waste regulations are dangerously outmoded: they haven’t been updated for 20 years. NCABC is fighting for common-sense legislation to mandate adequate soil testing and regulations based on water flow before a new dump can be sited. A popular bipartisan bill passed the NH House and Senate in 2022 only to be vetoed by the governor.  We’re at work with our allies statewide to pass effective legislation in 2023.

  • We educate New Hampshire residents and visitors, local officials, state regulators and legislators on the best solid waste practices…and the negative generational impacts that a mega-dump and outmoded solid waste rules would have on the environment, our communities and their economy.

None of this would be possible without the help of concerned citizens, our community partners, our superb team of environmental engineers, scientists and attorneys…and supporters like you.

How You Can Help

  • Join our email list for updates and calls to action.
  • Follow us on Facebook and Twitter/X.
  • Donate to NCABC. We’re 100% volunteer: your contributions help fund our specialized team of legal, engineering, and advocacy professionals who are central to challenging Casella and bringing solid waste reform to New Hampshire. 

Community Partners 

NH Sierra Club   | Patagonia   |   Conservation Law Foundation

Community Action Works   |   Just Zero   |   Slingshot

Forest Lake Association