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Utilities need to improve emergency response, The Daily Star,
July 9, 2012
"New York State Electric and Gas Corp. and other utilities that serve our area must improve their methods for restoring power by formulating more-effective plans in case we face another bout of flooding or damaging severe weather, according at a recent report on storm response by the state Public Service Commission." More ...
NU expects Northern Pass route to be identified this fall,New Hampshire Union Leader, July 31, 2012
"Northeast Utilities investors were told Tuesday morning that it appears the Northern Pass proposed hydro-power transmission route through New Hampshire will be finalized this fall, but if not, the expected completion date of the project would move from 2016 to 2017." More ...
Study targets Northern Pass' effect on scenery, New Hampshire Union Leader, July 7, 2012
A $25,000 grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is being used by the Appalachian Mountain Club to study how the proposed Northern Pass transmission line might affect scenery. ... The statement must be completed before either the U.S. Department of Energy or the White Mountain National Forest can decide whether the project is in the best interest of the nation." More ...
Powerful, ferocious East Coast storm's consequences deep and widespread, Government Security News, July 2, 2012
"The shock waves from an extremely powerful and violent line of thunderstorms that rocked areas from Ohio into the Mid-Atlantic states on June 29 continue to plague the stricken region three days later with extensive power outages, wind damage, crippled 911 centers and traffic jams. .. The governments of all three declared a state of emergency in the hours after the rampage." More ...
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