1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (598+ words) A new study ranking all 50 U.S. states from best to worst placed Vermont in the top 10. U.S. News & World Report published its Overall Best State Rankings list for 2026 this week. Each state was analyzed in eight categories: education, health care, economy, infrastructure,…...

3+ mon, 5+ 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....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (871+ words) The state of Vermont is offering well testing, free water and other support for southern Bennington and Shaftsbury in the wake of research last year that found PFAS contamination in the Bennington area has spread and worsened over time. The…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (557+ words) With aging assets, climate risk, and renewed federal funding converging, state and local infrastructure spending has reached its highest level in more than two decades. The surge is reshaping local economies and supply chains, tightening labor capacity, and lifting demand…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1120+ words) The Public Utility Commission gave the green light Monday to an 80-acre industrial solar field development on a sloping hillside of sprawling meadows, thick forests and agricultural fields in Shaftsbury. Neighbors of the project and environmental advocates in southern Vermont…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (603+ words) While Vermonters look for ways to lower their energy costs, access to plug-in and portable solar panels could lower bills and carbon emissions, according to a new campaign launched in Montpelier on Wednesday. “My goal is to make it as…...