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.
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.
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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.
Vermont lawmakers don’t plan on pushing policy to reduce emissions this year
Vermont could face a lawsuit if it doesn’t get on track to meet its emission reduction targets. But Democrat lawmakers won’t push ambitious legislation this year, anticipating a veto from the governor.
A farmer breeds seeds to withstand Vermont’s unpredictable weather
Homecoming Seeds offers plants that can germinate in cold soil, withstand fungal diseases, shrug off pests and tolerate temperature swings — while still managing to produce abundantly.
As warming climate brings bears out of hibernation earlier, preventing backyards from becoming buffets is key to coexistence
A growing bear population, human development and a warming climate are changing bears’ behavior in Vermont.
Spirit Hollow silent retreat and Ruffed Grouse Society take opposite stands on Green Mountain National Forest logging
Project spotlights changes to review process in Vermont that allows Forest Service to change plans to log across roughly 14,000 acres of forest in the next 15 years without public input
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