Emma Cotton
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As the climate changes, more Vermonters rely on state climatologist
In the days and months after the July floods that devastated much of Vermont, Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux’s inbox filled with requests.
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Vt. House supports clean heat standard bill
The bill would mandate that Vermonters pay for their heating sources’ impact on climate change, but rulemaking would take two years.
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Storm hammers animal sanctuary
After losing their income during the COVID-19 pandemic, selling their former farm sanctuary in Benson and starting over in Middlebury this year, Erika and Mark Butel felt like…
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New help offered for home weatherization projects
A new program announced last week will add to a suite of incentives available to Vermonters who want to weatherproof their homes.
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Grants offered for water quality projects
The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board is offering grants as large as $40,000 to farmers for projects that help protect water quality.
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Vermont eyes gas vehicle ban
State regulators are on the cusp of adopting a rule that would push Vermont’s market for new passenger cars to all-electric in a little more than a decade.
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Useful beetles are back in Vermont
In Vermont, 45 species of lady beetles have been identified, including 36 native species, but 12 have been missing from the state since the 1970s.
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Scott vetoes Act 250 update
Phil Scott has vetoed a bill that would have updated Act 250, Vermont’s broad land use and development law, over concerns that it would impede efforts to alleviate…
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Gov. Scott vetoes climate change bill
Gov. Phil Scott on Friday vetoed the clean heat standard, which is widely viewed as the largest climate change bill of the session.
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Changes would limit lawsuits against farms
Legislators in the state’s Senate Committee on Agriculture are discussing a bill that would limit the types of nuisance suits property owners can bring against farms.