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Environmental Protection Bureau
The Environmental Protection Bureau is a unit of the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General . Attorneys in the bureau prosecute civil and criminal violations of New Hampshire's environmental laws and provide legal advice and representation to the state agencies which oversee the environment and natural resources in New Hampshire. Attorneys in the Environmental Protection Bureau work closely with the Commissioner and staff of the Department of Environmental Services , which is responsible for the administration of the State's environmental protection programs relating to air pollution, water pollution, and hazardous and solid waste management. Bureau attorneys also work closely with the Executive Director and staff of the Fish and Game Department , the agency responsible for administering many of the State's wildlife and natural resource programs.
The Attorney General is authorized to seek an injunction and civil and criminal penalties for violations of the following environmental laws:
RSA Chapter 125-C Air Pollution Control
RSA Chapter 146-A Oil Discharge with Spillage and Surface Water or Ground Water
RSA Chapter 146-C Underground Storage Facilities
RSA Chapter 146-D Oil Discharge and Disposal Clean-up Fund
RSA Chapter 146-E Fuel Oil Discharge Clean-up Fund
RSA Chapter 146-F Motor Oil Discharge Clean-up Fund
RSA Chapter 147-A Hazardous Waste Management
RSA Chapter 147-B Hazardous Waste Clean-up Fund
RSA Chapter 149-M Solid Waste Management
RSA Chapter 481 State Dams, Reservoir and other Water Conservation Projects
RSA Chapter 482 Dams, Mills and Flowage
RSA Chapter 482-A Fill and Dredge in Wetlands
RSA Chapter 482-B New Hampshire Water Well Board
RSA Chapter 483 New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Programs
RSA Chapter 483-A New Hampshire Waste Management and Protection Programs
RSA Chapter 483-B Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act
RSA Chapter 485 New Hampshire Safe Drinking Water Act
RSA Chapter 485-A Water Pollution and Waste Disposal
RSA Chapter 485-C Groundwater Protection Act
Attorneys in the Environmental Protection Bureau also provide legal assistance to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Committee established by RSA 162-H to review applications to construct energy facilities like electric power plants and natural gas pipelines. State law authorizes the Attorney General to appoint an assistant attorney general as Counsel for the Public, to represent the public's interest in environmental quality and on adequate supply of energy.
Environmental Press Releases
2008 04/30/08 Attorney General Seeks Volunteers for Consumer Affairs Program 04/08/08 The Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Order Against James Bonia d/b/a Tri-State Car Crushing, Lempster, NH 04/08/08 New Hampshire to Receive $1.2 Million from Clean Air Act Settlement 02/13/08 Animal Fighting Press Conference 02/08/08 Court Rejects Federal Mercury Rules 01/04/08 New Hampshire Will Press MtBE Lawsuit 2007 12/20/07 Venture Construction, Inc., agrees to pay $157,500 cash penalty for alleged violations of the hazardous waste storage laws at its facility in Pembroke, New Hampshire 12/07/07 Paul G. Blouin of Hooksett agrees to $150,000 penalty for alleged violations of terrain alteration and wetland laws in Unity, New Hampshire 11/29/07 Landfill Owner Settles State Claims on Prohibited Wastes 11/28/07 New Hampshire Joins Lawsuit To Strengthen Toxics 11/20/07 Timken Aerospace to pay $154,000 Penalty For Violating State Air Pollution Control Requirements 07/23/07 Attorney General Warns Consumers about Door-to-Door Paving Scams 07/02/07 1.2 Million Dollar Settlement with Hydroelectric Plant Will Help Pay for Much Needed Dam Repairs 05/30/07 Belknap County Jury Convicts Edward Shaughnessy and Black Oaks Laconia, LLC, of unpermitted wetlands fill and terrain alteration in Laconia 05/24/07 State Wins Appeal on MtBE Lawsuit 04/30/07 ExxonMobil To Repay $2 Million to State Environmental Fund 04/23/07 Hillsboro Man to Pay Civil Penalties for Falsifying Drinking Water Quality Test 04/20/07 Durgin and Crowell to pay $76,000 Penalty For Violating State Air Permitting Requirements 02/26/07 Plea of Samuel E. Rosario Moreta (D.O.B. 7/9/1959) to Tampering with Public or Private Records 01/09/07 Statement from DES Commissioner Thomas Burack and NH Attorney General Kelly Ayotte on a New Scientific Study That Links Mercury Pollution Hotspots to U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants and Other Sources
2006 12/18/06 New Hampshire Joins States in Challenging Federal Air Rule 12/11/06 Attorney General Ayotte Sues for Removal of Abandoned Barge in Piscataqua 11/22/06 Attorney General Kelly Ayotte Sues to Protect New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen From Drastic Impacts of New Fishing Regulations 11/14/06 Department of Energy Settles Lawsuit on Energy Efficiency 09/14/06 Superior Court Orders Pittsburg Landowners To Pay Penalties for Deliberately Violating Shoreland Protection, Wetlands, and Septic Laws 07/21/06 AlCuMet to Pay $42,000 Penalty For Failure to Obtain Air Permit and Conduct Timely Emissions Testing 07/06/06 Meredith Shoreland Tree Removal Leads to $40,000 Civil Penalty 04/05/06 Plea of Carlos A. Williams-Miranda (D.O.B. 08/3/82) to Certifying a False Statement and Identity Fraud in Connection With Asbestos Abatement License Application 03/22/06 Arraignment of Carlos A. Williams-Miranda (D.O.B. 08/3/82) for Certifying a False Statement and Identity Fraud in Connection With Asbestos Abatement License Application 03/01/06 State Settles Landfill Pollution Case for $1.75 Million 01/17/06 Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Pittsfield Landowners for Alleged Violations of Terrain Alteration and Wetland Laws
2005 05/18/05 Attorney General Sues to Block Second Mercury Rule 02/22/05 New Hampshire Urges EPA to Act on Inspector General Report Criticizing Federal Mercury Rule
2003 10/06/03 New Hampshire Sues Major Oil Companies over MTBE Pollution 02/06/03 New Hampshire Asks Court to Halt Federal Air Rule
2001 10/22/01 South Bay Resort in Tilton 09/12/01 State Settles Hazardous Waste Claims Against Pelham Junkyard 07/12/01 Velcro Agrees to Largest Civil Penalty in State's History for Air Pollution Violations 07/10/01 Roland White Charged With Four Counts Of Unlicensed Well Pump Installation 05/08/01 Town of Alstead Pays Fine For Wetland Violations 03/28/01 Two North Country Men Penalized for Violating State Waste Management Laws 02/09/01 Former Greenville Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Charged With Illegal Releases Of Waste To Souhegan River 01/23/01 State Seeks Civil Penalties Against Town of Alstead
2000 10/31/00 Attorney General's Office Files Civil Petition against Lakefront Property Owner Seeking Restoration and Civil Penalties in Wetlands Case 09/11/00 Attorney General's Office Files Civil Petition against Lakefront Property Owner Seeking Environmental Restoration and Civil Penalty in Wetlands Case 06/22/00 Webster Valve to pay $215,126 civil forfeiture for past hazardous waste violations 05/31/00 Greenland Business, Novel Iron Works, Fined $75,000 For Wetlands Violations And Agrees to Restore Portion of Packer Bog Wetland 01/24/00 Sunapee and Kearsarge Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators Plead Guilty To Falsifying Wastewater Discharge Reports
1999 11/24/99 Greenland Truckstop Agrees to Connect to Sewer and Pay Fine for Illegal Waste 11/15/99 Portland Natural Gas Transmission System and Bechtel pay DES fines
Who's who at the Environmental Protection Bureau?
Associate Attorney General for Environmental Protection Bureau:
Ann M. Rice
Bureau Chief for Environmental Protection Bureau:
Richard W. Head
Senior Assistant Attorneys General for Environmental Protection Bureau:
Peter C. L. Roth
Assistant Attorneys for the Environmental Protection Bureau:
K. Allen Brooks
Attorneys for the Environmental Protection Bureau:
Evan J. Mulholland
Investigator for the Environmental Protection Bureau:
Sandra L. Petell
Paralegals for the Environmental Protection Bureau:
Joelle C. Donnelly
Chief Secretary for the Environmental Protection Bureau:
Colleen I. McDuffee
If you have questions please contact Colleen I. McDuffee, Legal Assistant, by fax: (603) 223-6203, by phone: (603) 271-3679 or by regular mail:
NH Department of Justice
Other Resources of Interest
U.S. Environmental Protection Home Page
U.S. E.P.A. Region 1 - New England Home Page
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