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DES Air Resources Division briefs committee: 13 monitors, PFAS work, RGGI funds and $450M heat‑pump grant for region
Summary
Air Resources Division director Craig Wright told lawmakers the division runs 13 monitoring sites, enforces 600 air toxics and implements Federal Clean Air Act programs; DES said New Hampshire participates in RGGI and is part of a five‑state EPA award for heat‑pump acceleration, with New Hampshire expected to receive roughly $40–45M.
The Air Resources Division (ARD) of the Department of Environmental Services briefed the Science, Technology and Energy Committee on Jan. 14 on monitoring, permitting, enforcement and climate programs. “We operate a network of 13 monitoring sites across the state,” ARD Director Craig Wright told the panel.
What ARD does. Wright said ARD enforces state law and implements the Federal Clean Air Act, maintains 12–13 monitoring stations (some “encore” multi‑pollutant sites), issues state and federal air permits, runs inspections and enforces standards for more than 600 state‑listed air toxics under RSA 125i. He noted staffing pressures (65 full‑time positions, about 11 vacancies) and that fee and federal funding cover most operations while general funds are a small share of the division budget.
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