Pollution, protests, Porter and more. See what we choose as 2017’s biggest stories. 
Click on the headlines to read our Top 10 stories of this past year.
No. 1: Feds seek Lake Champlain cleanup cuts; state pushes back
No. 2: Vermonters raise their voices in protest
No. 3: Voters reject Mt. Abe bond again
No. 4: State struggles to fund education as students decline and costs increase
No. 5: VGS pipeline begins to deliver natural gas locally
No. 6: Porter starts new phase in medical affiliation
No. 7: Rail bridge replacement tears up downtown Middlebury
No. 8: College protesters shout down speaker
No. 9: Vermont Green Line short-circuits
No. 10: Gun regulations draw fire