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Tag: environment

A group of people at a protest hold signs, including one reading "S.1462 EQUALS MORE LOGGING" and another saying "we ♥ Big Trees!.
Posted inEnvironment

Is Fix Our Forest Act a fix or a free pass for loggers?

by Greta Solsaa March 17, 2026, 11:35 amMarch 17, 2026, 1:13 pm
Front view of the Winooski School District building on a sunny day, with snow on the ground and a clear blue sky.
Posted inEducation, Environment

Nearly 25% of schools in Vermont hadn’t tested for radon, more than four years after state mandate

by Emma Green March 13, 2026, 3:36 pmMarch 13, 2026, 3:36 pm
Two people and a black bear in the woods.
Posted inEnvironment

Why is Vermont’s bear population booming?

by Olivia Gieger September 7, 2025, 6:00 amSeptember 8, 2025, 1:57 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Regional, Rutland County, Southern Vermont

Former Rutland, Burlington Rep. Curt McCormack dies at 72

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson September 17, 2024, 8:15 pmSeptember 17, 2024, 8:17 pm
Three people in uniform stand in front of a building labeled "Rescue Inc." with garage doors.
Posted inLife & Culture

Southern Vermont swift-water rescue team honored for flood response

by Graham Krewinghaus June 27, 2024, 6:54 amJune 26, 2024, 4:56 pm
Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.
Posted inOpinion

Robert Zeidler: The sky is not falling

by Opinion June 21, 2024, 5:56 amJune 20, 2024, 3:31 pm
A government meeting in a grand room with high ceilings, red curtains, and numerous attendees seated and taking notes or using laptops. A large portrait hangs on the wall.
Posted inEnvironment

Updated renewable energy standard to become law following override

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Emma Cotton June 17, 2024, 4:01 pmJune 17, 2024, 5:17 pm
Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.
Posted inOpinion

Annette Smith: Announcing successful carbon capture in Vermont

by Opinion June 16, 2024, 6:03 amJune 17, 2024, 9:49 am
A map of Vermont and part of New York with yellow, orange, and red noting excessive heat risk in the region.
Posted inEnvironment

Extreme heat and rising humidity headed to Vermont early next week

A black and white photo of a man's face. by Juan Vega de Soto June 14, 2024, 7:03 amJune 18, 2024, 10:00 am
A bear sitting in a hammock surrounded by grass and ferns.
Posted inEnvironment

After Vermont bear video goes viral, officials warn that such encounters aren’t harmless 

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Emma Cotton June 13, 2024, 5:45 pmJune 13, 2024, 5:45 pm
A cluster of treetops
Posted inEnvironment

Vermont’s brown pine trees aren’t dead. They’re just a little sick.

by Emma Malinak June 11, 2024, 4:09 pmOctober 16, 2024, 4:23 pm
houses are surrounded by water in a flooded area.
Posted inEnvironment

Damaged by flooding, Vermont’s water systems get new pot of federal funds

by Emma Malinak June 4, 2024, 5:25 pmJune 4, 2024, 5:27 pm
Child bikes through flooded street
Posted inEnvironment

Vermont communities now eligible for more funding for hazard mitigation projects

by Erin Petenko June 3, 2024, 4:48 pmJune 3, 2024, 4:48 pm
a group of people standing in a field of corn.
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics

Vermont farmers have struggled with a federal conservation program. A new bill in Congress could help.

by Greta Solsaa November 20, 2023, 8:54 amNovember 21, 2023, 3:26 pm

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