By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES As well as rapidly reducing the carbon dioxide that we humans are pumping into the atmosphere in huge amounts, recent scientific assessments of climate change have all suggested that cutting emissions...

By ROGER AMSDEN, LACONIA DAILY SUN LACONIA — Belknap County Attorney Andrew Livernois has recommended that the county join a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical companies that made drugs such as OxyContin and hydrocodone. Livernois told Belknap County Commissioners last...

By Sierra Hubbard Sentinel Staff May 23, 2018   Cheshire County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to join a nationwide lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. Following Grafton, Belknap, Rockingham and Strafford...

By Elizabeth Dinan Posted Jun 29, 2018 at 3:16 PM  Updated Jun 29, 2018 at 4:26 PM The Rockingham County Commission retained a law firm to sue opioid makers and plans to use any proceeds for county recovery programs. [Thinkstock photos]▲ BRENTWOOD -- The Rockingham County Commission has retained...

By Brian Early Posted May 18, 2018 at 5:46 PM  Updated May 18, 2018 at 5:46 PM DOVER — The Strafford County Commissioners have authorized a lawsuit against prescription opioid manufacturers, marketers and distribution companies they say are responsible for "millions" the county has spent fighting the ongoing opiate...

Fentanyl is a big culprit, but there are also encouraging signs from states that have prioritized public health campaigns and addiction treatment. By Margot Sanger-Katz Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 Americans last year, a record number that reflects a rise of around...