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Tag: Environmental Protection Agency

Pile of trash in front of landfill walls
Posted inEnvironment

The EPA has proposed new drinking water standards for ‘forever chemicals.’ What does that mean for Vermont?

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Emma Cotton March 15, 2023, 5:55 pmApril 6, 2023, 2:02 pm
Posted inEnvironment, Orange County

EPA, Corinth prepare for the Upper Valley’s next mine cleanup

by Valley News July 14, 2022, 6:17 amJuly 13, 2022, 8:30 pm
Overgrown path near former ChemFab building
Posted inEnvironment

As an EPA advisory drastically lowers acceptable levels of PFAS in drinking water, Vermont officials grapple with next steps

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Emma Cotton June 22, 2022, 5:51 pmJune 22, 2022, 5:52 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Q&A: David Cash, EPA’s new regional administrator for New England

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Emma Cotton April 3, 2022, 8:02 amApril 3, 2022, 12:01 am
A man in glasses speaks into multiple microphones at a wooden podium. He wears a blue suit over a checkered shirt. A red and yellow backdrop is visible.
Posted inEnvironment

Environmental groups call on EPA to simplify pollution regulation

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson March 18, 2022, 6:55 amMarch 18, 2022, 11:00 am
a sign in front of a school building says "danger PCBs" with yellow caution tape around it
Posted inEducation

Vermont will test hundreds of schools for PCBs. But what happens if it finds them?

by Peter D'Auria February 2, 2022, 6:58 pmFebruary 2, 2022, 6:58 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Elizabeth Mine cleanup cost $103M, more than 4 times initial estimate

by Valley News December 5, 2021, 2:17 pmDecember 4, 2021, 3:26 pm
Posted inEnvironment

EPA reviewing 2 Superfund sites in the Burlington area to make sure cleanups worked

by Lana Cohen October 28, 2021, 9:04 pmOctober 29, 2021, 10:12 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Ag company fined $40,000 for late reports on toxic chemicals in Swanton

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson August 15, 2021, 4:40 pmAugust 16, 2021, 12:48 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Sanders to co-sponsor bill seeking $500 billion in fees from big polluting companies

by Riley Robinson August 4, 2021, 7:06 pmAugust 4, 2021, 7:06 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Elizabeth Mine cleanup work may end this year

by Valley News June 25, 2021, 9:00 amJune 25, 2021, 12:21 am
Posted inEnvironment

State’s new solid waste rules don’t solve the sludge problem

by Amanda Gokee January 10, 2021, 12:31 pmSeptember 9, 2024, 5:31 pm
a sign in front of a school building says "danger PCBs" with yellow caution tape around it
Posted inEducation

Parents want Burlington High School to open its doors — despite the toxins inside

by Katya Schwenk October 22, 2020, 4:35 pmSeptember 9, 2024, 3:47 pm
Lead testing
Posted inEducation

UVM scientists team up with high schoolers to test for lead

by Lola Duffort October 20, 2019, 4:00 pmOctober 20, 2019, 3:25 pm

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