A human health-focused bill familiar in the North Country is getting another go-around

A human health-focused bill familiar in the North Country is getting another go-around. Arguing that the current landfill siting rules in New Hampshire are among the weakest in the world, renewed legislation seeking minimum landfill distance setbacks from water bodies drew statewide and local support at a House of Representatives’ Environment and Agriculture Committee hearing on Tuesday. House Bill 707, co-sponsored by state Rep. David Rochefort, follows an earlier iteration of a setback bill that passed the House and Senate in 2022 only to be vetoed by then-Gov. Chris Sununu.