Margolis: A decade later, Essex County residents accept conservation of former Champion Lands
One reason local residents seem to “have accepted the original deal,” as Sen. John Rodgers put it, is that almost none of the dire predictions of those who opposed the 1998 transaction have come to pass.
On appeal, Plum Creek denies current use violation
More than 56,000 acres owned by Plum Creek could be taken out of the current use program and taxed on the parcel’s fair market value rather than its current forestry use.
Slideshow: Vermont has lowest carbon dioxide emissions, but reduction rate only average
The federal government released data last month that confirm Vermont’s reputation as a green state, at least as compared to other states.
ANR digs for data in the trash
To find out what is in our garbage, the Agency of Natural Resources hired a company to sort through randomly selected sacks of trash.
Vermont has lowest carbon dioxide emissions, but reduction rate only average
The federal government released data last month that confirm Vermont’s reputation as a green state, at least as compared to other states.
Landscape Confidential: Spodosols
Spodosols are rare in the world, but are actually very common in Vermont. In fact, our official state soil is a spodosol.
CSWD plan to send sludge to N.Y. draws criticism
Right now, about 60 percent of the state’s sewage gets sent to the Coventry Landfill. The remainder is sent to out-of-state incinerators or used as fertilizer on Vermont fields.
Energy measures gained little traction, but will come back to life next session
Thermal efficiency, clean energy development fund, wind policy to receive further review
Facing climate change: Vermont’s biggest polluters
Vermont has the lowest emissions of any state in the country. Even still, its top six polluters release just over 849,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases annually, about 10 percent of Vermont’s total.
Facing climate change photo gallery: The challenges of a warmer Vermont
Scientists and state planners predict a number of changes that will utterly alter Vermont’s nature.
