Environment
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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Is Fix Our Forest Act a fix or a free pass for loggers?
Peter Welch is now behind the measure, along with loggers and wildfire preventionists
Nearly 25% of schools in Vermont hadn’t tested for radon, more than four years after state mandate
Many schools don’t know whether students are being exposed to the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S., according to a memo published by the state auditor’s office.
Vermont Conversation: How a melting Greenland went from universal wonder to imperial prize
“The thing that that is most staggering to me about Trump’s almost provocative lighthearted threat to take Greenland by force … is that people live there,” artist Rob Reynolds said.
Vermont flood watch issued as warming causes ice jams
It basically becomes a dam, and water can flood behind it very, very quickly,” said Maureen Hastings, a lead meteorologist at the NWS. “So it’s very chaotic and very hard to predict.”
Delegation asks FEMA to explain why it denied aid for Vermont’s 2025 flooding damage
As state officials determine whether they can provide Northeast Kingdom towns with funding, Burke Town Administrator Jim Sullivan wishes the state would “try harder or stop trying.”
Vermont Conversation: Bill McKibben on fighting climate denialism with democratic power
“The temperature is going up very rapidly, and we live in this era of surging authoritarianism. Against those two big bad things, there’s one big good thing happening on Earth, and that’s this rise of clean energy.”
Legislation takes aim at waste from Vermont’s only landfill
Advocates in the Northeast Kingdom are supporting a bill that would prioritize protecting their watershed from the potential contamination of forever chemicals.
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