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By EMMA COTTON
Last week, at the University of Vermont dairy farm in South Burlington, Jess Waterman climbed up to an opening in a large storage tank, inserted a long metal dipper, and pulled out a test tubes’ worth of raw milk. Gathered around Waterman — a dairy...
By EMMA COTTON
Implementing the controversial clean heat standard could cost significantly less than others have previously suggested, the chair of the state’s Public Utility Commission told lawmakers on Thursday while presenting a long-awaited report. However, Ed McNamara concluded by saying that the commission recommends that the state does not move forward with it.
By EMMA COTTON
MONTPELIER — Holding a baby who reached for the microphone in front of her, Yari Barabata said she had stayed quiet for too long about her struggles to find safe housing, and she had finally decided to speak up.
By EMMA COTTON
A lawsuit filed by the state of Vermont against oil giants Exxon Mobil, Shell, Sunoco and others recently took a step forward after years of hurdles.A Chittenden County Superior Court judge has denied the oil companies’ request to dismiss Vermont’s...
By EMMA COTTON
The Conservation Law Foundation argued Wednesday that its staff expects Vermont to miss its first legally mandated deadline to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 9% and 12%.The group’s estimates marked the latest in a debate between state...
By EMMA COTTON
Two Vermont agencies submitted a proposal this week to the federal Environmental Protection Agency to change the way they regulate farms that discharge wastewater into state waterways.The state Agency of Natural Resources and Agency of Agriculture...
By EMMA COTTON
Impacts from Wednesday’s storm appeared minor on Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service and Vermont Emergency Management. The weather service had issued a flood watch for most of the state on Wednesday but downgraded expected...
By EMMA COTTON
In April, Vermont enacted long-debated, statewide restrictions on wake boats, designed to create large wakes for recreation with a goal of preventing environmental harms. The new rule only allows wake boats in 30 of the state’s inland lakes.Now, nine...
By EMMA COTTON
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the presidency, experts worry that his climate and environmental policy goals could destabilize ongoing work in Vermont.The president-elect campaigned on tossing out policies related to climate change and...
By EMMA COTTON
Vermont officials have confirmed the presence of the invasive golden clam in Lake Champlain, bringing the total count of aquatic, nonnative invasive species in the lake to 52. “It’s disappointing, but it is not surprising,” said Meg Modley, aquatic...
By EMMA COTTON
Vermonters handily reelected both of the state’s incumbent members of Congress on Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt.The Associated Press called the race for Sanders the moment the polls closed in Vermont at 7 p.m. — and...
By EMMA COTTON
A man from Chittenden County died from eastern equine encephalitis in early September, the Vermont Department of Health announced Thursday.The man, who was in his 70s, was the first person to die from the disease in Vermont since 2012, according to a...
By EMMA COTTON
In the latest twist since Goddard College closed last spring, college trustees have decided to enter into a purchase and sale agreement with Execusuite LLC, a property redevelopment firm based in Lebanon.In an announcement issued Monday morning,...
By EMMA COTTON
The Vermont Department of Health is urging people to avoid exposure to mosquitoes after a horse in Addison County tested positive from eastern equine encephalitis, according to a press release the department issued Monday morning. The case prompted...
By EMMA COTTON
From afar, three barges in the middle of Lake Champlain may look like a floating amusement park, but in fact, they are part of a project to install a cable that is expected to provide New York City with 20% of its power.The project, called the...
By EMMA COTTON
Vermont’s only national park is in the running for an expansion. On Thursday, U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt. introduced a bill to redraw the boundaries of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National...
By EMMA COTTON
A judge has found a family of Panton, Vt., dairy farmers in contempt of court after they failed to stop water from coming out of a drainage system on their farm, washing over their neighbors’ property and flowing into Lake Champlain.Brothers Gerard...
By EMMA COTTON
A coalition of environmental groups is raising concerns about the presence of PFAS chemicals in effluent from GlobalFoundries, a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Essex Junction. The plant routinely discharges into the Winooski River. The...
By EMMA COTTON
Bear hunting season begins on Sept. 1, and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding hunters that a new law prohibits the sale of bear paws and organs, such as the animal’s gallbladder.In passing the law, Act 141, Vermont joined the vast...
By EMMA COTTON
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. — Leena Aly has been trying to avoid thinking about what almost happened to her early Tuesday morning. Aly, a fourth-year student of dental health at the University of New England in Portland, Maine, had been living in a tiny home on...
By EMMA COTTON
In 2021, Vermonters emitted fewer greenhouse gases than any year since 1990 except 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed how much people traveled and heated their homes, according to a new inventory the Agency of Natural Resources...
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