The state has urged Montpelier officials to address problems with its aging drinking water system. A new report recommends that the city continue with its plan to replace pipes, but on a faster timeline.
Banyai must destroy all unpermitted buildings and improvements related to the paramilitary training facility by June 23.
In the last couple of years, animal advocates and trappers have passionately clashed over proposals for new regulations.
A subcommittee member led others through an exercise that put a fine point on the demographic makeup of the Climate Council’s Just Transitions subcommittee. It’s charged with protecting Vermont’s most vulnerable communities while Vermont transitions through climate-focused changes.
The illness has circulated around New England, but veterinarians still aren’t sure what’s causing it.
The bill is unlikely to pass out of the House Environment and Energy Committee in its current form.
As many as 60 of Vermont’s roughly 700 public drinking water systems have detectable levels of PFAS that are below the state’s current standard but could be above a new national standard, according to state officials.
The current version of the bill would require the Vermont Pension Investment Commission to create a plan to divest Vermont’s three statutory pension plans — with a few exemptions — from the fossil fuel industry by 2031.
“The size of this project was kind of an eye opener,” said Dave Kiernan, Shaftsbury’s town administrator. “We just need to have the ability to have a stronger voice when these projects come up.”
Vermonters on Tuesday approved tens of millions of dollars in upgrades to address aging infrastructure problems.