1+ week, 3+ day ago   (152+ words) A Vermont organization opposed to data centers is launching a campaign to push back on any such development in the state. Vermont organization launches campaign against data centers A Vermont organization opposed to data centers is launching a campaign to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (394+ words) Vermont became the first state to ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat after Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed Democratic-sponsored legislation last month. Vermont’s new law bans the sale or use of paraquat without explicit approval from the…...

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…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (40+ words) The Vermont Public Utility Commission is increasing the compensation for net metering, but some residents don’t believe it’s enough. The Vermont Public Utility Commission is increasing the compensation for net metering, but some residents don't believe it's enough....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (210+ words) Vermont Business Magazine Vermont woodland owners are invited to share their perspectives through a new statewide survey aimed at better understanding landowner needs and priorities. Private landowners own more than 80 percent of Vermont’s forests, making their role essential to supporting…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (396+ words) Robert Mello hiking in Groton State Park. Long recognized as the Green Mountain State, Vermont’s hillsides were once nearly completely bare, and a green mountain future was not guaranteed. That’s the theme of retired Vermont Superior Court judge Robert Mello’s…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (674+ words) “It’s really about energy affordability,” said Kevin Chou, cofounder of Bright Saver, a nonprofit that advocates for the adoption of plug-in solar. “It’s about access for people who wanted solar but haven’t been able to get it.” These systems — also…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1758+ words) Our nonprofit newsroom investigates the biggest threats to our planet, holds decision-makers accountable, and pushes back on climate disinformation so facts stay front and center. RUTLAND, Vt.—Eighteen years after the first “climate tort” lawsuit was filed, no U.S....

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (377+ words) This commentary is by Jonathan Wood, a private consulting forester who previously served as the Vermont secretary of natural resources. Jonathan Leibowitz’s recent commentary for VTDigger, suggesting “Vermont’s forests are wildly out of balance, is one that should concern all…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (447+ words) Lay Monitoring Program 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 in the…...