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Rod Coronado: A fed bear is a dead bear. Vermont's hunting lobby didn't get the memo.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) This commentary is by Rod Coronado, the Wildlife Programs Director for Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary and the state director of Vermont Wildlife Patrol. Like many Vermonters, I live in forested mountainous terrain that black bears love. Every spring, I enjoy…...
An eagle camera in Vermont delivers ‘a nice little escape from the chaos’
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1446+ words) QUECHEE, Vt. — The eaglet was getting hungry. Nested 100 feet up a white pine tree on the Ottauquechee River, its chirps grew louder and louder as it waited for its parents to deliver food. The 6-week-old bald eagle was all alone....
Vernon community and the state grapple with potential redevelopment of Vermont Yankee site
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (752+ words) After 40 years in operation, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon shuttered in 2014, leaving over 100,000 tons of nuclear waste. More than a decade later, the developer that holds the lease, PowerTransitions, is in the midst of envisioning the site’s…...
Vermont becomes first US state to ban paraquat herbicide over Parkinson’s fears
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (781+ words) Lawmakers cite studies linking weedkiller to Parkinson’s as pressure mounts for a wider US ban Vermont is the first US state to ban the weedkilling pesticide paraquat, backed by lawmakers who cited concerns about research showing the chemical substantially increases…...
EPA announces $27.5 million to reduce lead in drinking water in Vermont
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (174+ words) Vermont Business Magazine Today, the EPA announced $27,456,000 in funding to protect Vermont from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA’s commitment…...
EPA announces $9.5 million for Vermont to address PFAS in drinking water
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (490+ words) Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.5 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address... EPA announces $9.5 million for Vermont to address PFAS in drinking water Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Environmental Protection…...
Vermont’s wildland fire season begins, backyard burning reminders
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (476+ words) In 2025, Vermont had 84 wildland fires, the majority of which were caused by human activity. MONTPELIER -- With spring cleaning underway in some parts of the state, the Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) want to remind…...
Thousand of volunteers across Vermont turn out for annual Green Up Day
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (40+ words) Saturday was the annual Green Up Day - a statewide effort to keep Vermont’s roads and public spaces clean. View comments... Saturday was the annual Green Up Day - a statewide effort to keep Vermont’s roads and public spaces clean....
Dive into summer: Volunteers needed to monitor Vermont’s lakes and ponds
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (410+ words) The Lay Monitoring Program provides training to measure water clarity using a Secchi disk and report cyanobacteria observations. MONTPELIER — This summer, the Vermont Lakes and Ponds Program is seeking volunteers to help monitor and collect information about lakes and ponds…...
Rescue mission brings 35 cats to Vermont shelters
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (306+ words) BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Pilots to the rescue flew in 19 cats from Dallas to Burlington on Tuesday. On their day off, volunteer pilots saved even more from euthanization. The feline passengers on the rescue flight are making their way from Memphis…...