Environment
Vermont officials ask residents to report drought impacts
Nearly 60% of Vermont faces severe drought. Officials say reporting drought impacts help collect data and shape a response.
Windham County Heat Fund braces for loss of federal fuel aid
A benefit concert on Sept. 14 will kick off a crowdfunding campaign with matching donation from Thompson Trust.
Future of Green River Reservoir remains uncertain as state declines dam takeover
Morrisville Water & Light wants the state to take over the dam, but state leaders pushed back, citing lack of resources and operational complexity.
‘Patchwork’ of conservation projects advance state’s goals, helps build wildlife corridor in southern Vermont
“We’re just day-by-day trying to chip away the gaps in these really important wildlife corridors,” the Department of Fish & Wildlife’s land acquisition coordinator said.
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“The information I find here is not available elsewhere.”
Why is Vermont’s bear population booming?
The state Fish & Wildlife Department is leading a study to find out.
As drought persists, livestock farmers in Vermont are hurting
Nearing the end of summer, at least half the state is dry enough to threaten food and water access for farm animals like dairy cows.
How a Koch-funded campaign is trying to reverse climate action in Vermont
Americans for Prosperity claims its mission is to make Vermont more affordable. But its founding and financing by some of the world’s richest oil men and a history of spreading climate disinformation has raised doubts.
Vermont Conversation: Writer and organizer Bill McKibben on how the renewable energy revolution can bolster democracy
“Four years ago or so we passed some invisible line where it became cheaper to produce power from the sun and the wind than from burning things. And that’s a completely epochal moment.”
Vermont seeks federal disaster declaration following July flooding
State officials said both Caledonia and Essex counties met the thresholds for public entities to receive federal reimbursement for damage caused by the summer storm — the third in a row to occur on July 10.
State and nonprofits ask federal courts to dismiss lawsuits against Climate Superfund Act
“Let’s be clear: this law is not a sweeping effort to regulate global greenhouse gas emissions, punish fossil fuel companies, or set federal policy on climate change,” said Kate Sinding Daly of the Conservation Law Foundation.
Wildlife crossings save animals’ lives, but at what cost to Vermonters?
In May, the University of Vermont published research on a Monkton wildlife underpass that protects amphibians from vehicles. At the same time, a major crossing on Interstate-89 and Route 2 was retracted due to a lack of funding.
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