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Vermont gears up to test hundreds of dairy farms for avian flu each month
12-18-2024 5:01 PM

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...

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Clean heat standard is less expensive than previously thought, though not ‘well suited to Vermont,’ commission says
01-20-2025 5:31 PM

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.


Citing discrimination, Vermont immigrants push for fair housing legislation
01-16-2025 9:07 AM

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.


Vermont attorney general’s lawsuit against oil giants advances after years of hurdles
01-04-2025 5:31 PM

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...


Environmental group projects Vermont will miss 2025 emissions deadline by about 10%
12-23-2024 11:00 AM

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...


Following push from EPA, state proposes changes to farm regulation
12-14-2024 4:00 PM

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...


Little damage reported in Vermont from Wednesday’s heavy rainfall
12-12-2024 3:44 PM

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...


Public meetings slated after petition to stop wake sports at 10 Vermont lakes
12-05-2024 9:39 AM

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...


Experts fear Trump environmental policies could undermine Vermont’s efforts
11-18-2024 4:00 PM

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...


Invasive golden clams found in Lake Champlain
11-12-2024 6:01 PM

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...


Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Becca Balint coast to reelection
11-07-2024 10:31 AM

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...


Chittenden County man dies from eastern equine encephalitis
10-12-2024 2:00 PM

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...


Lebanon developer hopes to find ‘meaningful uses’ for Goddard College buildings
10-09-2024 3:09 PM

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,...


Officials urge caution after Addison County horse tests positive for EEE
10-02-2024 9:17 AM

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...


Big barges help install cable for New York power project in Lake Champlain
09-27-2024 10:01 AM

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...


Vermont’s only national park may expand in Woodstock
09-23-2024 3:49 PM

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...


Judge finds Vermont dairy farmers in contempt of court, orders fines barring major changes to farm
09-21-2024 6:00 PM

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...


Environmental groups raise concern about PFAS from GlobalFoundries
08-31-2024 7:01 PM

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...


A new Vermont law prevents hunters from selling bear paws and organs
08-31-2024 4:01 PM

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...


‘Living in a nightmare’: On Lyndonville’s Red Village Road, this week’s storm nearly took lives
08-01-2024 2:56 PM

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...


New data shows Vermont’s emissions trending slightly downward
07-28-2024 3:00 PM

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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