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

Archival Environmental Press Releases

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Who's who at the Environmental Protection Bureau?

Associate Attorney General for Environmental Protection Bureau:

Ann M. Rice

Bureau Chief for Environmental Protection Bureau:

K. Allen Brooks

Senior Assistant Attorneys General for Environmental Protection Bureau:

Lauren J. Noether
Peter C. L. Roth

Assistant Attorneys General for the Environmental Protection Bureau:

Mary E. Maloney
Evan J. Mulholland
Jason D. Reimers

Attorneys for the Environmental Protection Bureau:

Daniel J. Licata

Investigator for the Environmental Protection Bureau:

Sandra L. Petell

Paralegals for the Environmental Protection Bureau:

Joelle C. Donnelly
Jacqueline Lawrie

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
Environmental Protection Bureau
33 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301

Other Resources of Interest

U.S. Environmental Protection Home Page
U.S. E.P.A. Region 1 - New England Home Page