Vermont environment coverage
VTDigger reports on environmental issues across Vermont, including climate change, energy policy, agriculture, conservation and water quality.
Here you’ll find coverage of environmental policy, scientific developments and the local impacts of decisions that shape the state’s natural resources.
After the dams: flood mitigation, fish passage, and whitewater rafting?
Advocates, conservationists and engineers meet to discuss the future of the Winooski River.
Beyond ‘No Mow May’: How to build a haven for native plants in your yard
A national movement is encouraging homeowners to rip up their lawns to cultivate ecological diversity.
Vermont thought it was getting new electric buses. The Trump administration had other plans.
The state’s largest public transit provider is set to get a fleet of hybrid buses, rather than fully electric ones, after the feds this month changed the terms of a 2023 grant.
Snowmobilers and pedestrian users clashed this past winter over use of Newport’s rail trail
“Perfect storm” of state’s inconsistent management and climate change collided, causing outcry in the Northeast Kingdom community.
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Bald eagle population soars in the region
Only 60 years ago, the national emblem of the U.S. was nearly extinct. Now, its numbers are burgeoning along the Connecticut River Valley.
Forest Service uses controlled burns for wildlife and wildfire prevention
The Forest Service burned 28 acres on a parcel adjacent to the Pomfret town line in order to maintain early successional habitat in the opening and limit available fuel for wildfires.
Anatomy of a forest project
A Dummerston harvest reveals how science, markets, and long experience shape what neighbors see on Black Mountain Road.
State denies permit for road to Essex site that Amazon has eyed
The Act 250 application did not include development on the part of the site where Amazon sought to build. But lack of an access road would be a second setback for the company’s plans.
Jackson Dam removal advanced in Hardwick
The dam is classified as a Significant Hazard due to the property losses and damage to downstream infrastructure that would result from its failure.
US Forest Service cuts research positions at local lab
The U.S. Forest Service announced national reorganization plans Thursday, cutting its research and development headquarters at a University of Vermont laboratory.
Vermont defends its law to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate change against the Trump admin’s challenge
Vermont wants to make fossil fuel companies pay for their role in climate change in a first-of-its-kind law. The federal government says Vermont’s law is unconstitutional.
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