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Final Reading: A ballsy move

By Lola Duffort and Peter D'Auria

Apr 21 2022April 21, 2022

Visitors to the Statehouse on Thursday were met with an unusual welcoming committee: environmental advocates dressed as giant penises.


Volunteers find PFAS in 2nd location near National Guard base

By Emma Cotton

Dec 7 2021December 8, 2021

The state is looking into results of testing efforts by the Vermont PFAS/Military Poisons Coalition, which found high levels of PFAS in the Winooski River and the Gilbrook Natural Area.


Candidate for House, Senate seats touts his environmental commitments

By Grace Elletson

Oct 2 2020October 5, 2020

2018 gubernatorial candidate James Ehlers has jumped into the Winooski House and Chittenden Senate races. And past social media posts continue to haunt him.


Margolis: Senate changes could upend Act 250 reform

By Jon Margolis

Sep 4 2020September 21, 2020

The Senate Natural Resources Committee

The proposed revision is not actually an environmental bill; it is an economic planning proposal.


Ehlers & Smith: Proposed Act 250 exemption puts wealth over health

By Commentary

Aug 5 2020August 5, 2020

The wealthy and their politicians are looking to be exempted from environmental oversight of their development schemes and the resulting impacts on our communities to treat wastewater and protect drinking water with the promises, again, of riches yet unrealized.


Vermont falls short in EPA plan for Lake Champlain cleanup

By Jasper Goodman

Jul 14 2020July 15, 2020

A Sept. 4 deadline set by the EPA for the state to complete the first phase of its Lake Champlain cleanup plan is “not feasible,” according Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Peter Walke.


Judge dismisses deceptive marketing lawsuit against Ben & Jerry’s 

By Ellie French

May 11 2020May 12, 2020

The ruling said that any misrepresentation was not ‘material’ or ‘likely to affect the consumer's conduct or decision with regard to a product.’


Senators seek to guarantee right to 'clean environment’ in state Constitution

By Xander Landen

Feb 23 2020February 23, 2020

Chris Bray

Half of the Vermont Senate is sponsoring the amendment, though some are skeptical about the power of the constitutional language.


With cyanobacteria blooms into fall, is Vermont doing enough to protect public health?

By Elizabeth Gribkoff

Nov 10 2019November 11, 2019

Burlington beach

The state lacks public drinking water standards for cyanotoxins, and monitoring of recreational waters is voluntary.


Ben & Jerry’s sued for deceptive marketing in ‘happy cows’ case

By Ellie French

Nov 1 2019November 2, 2019

Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream

Former gubernatorial candidate James Ehlers has brought a class action suit against the Vermont ice cream maker and its parent company.


F-35 opponents shift focus to nuclear risks

By Mike Dougherty

Mar 12 2019March 13, 2019

Vermont won’t likely be a site for nuclear weapons — but activists say housing nuclear-capable fighter jets makes Burlington a target either way.


Searching for savings, Scott angles to close trout hatchery

By Kit Norton and Xander Landen

Feb 4 2019February 6, 2019

Gov. Phil Scott proposes closing hatchery but critics say it could devastate fishing industry.


James Ehlers: A constitutional amendment for the environment

By Commentary

Jan 8 2019

Vermont’s Bill of Rights protects everything but the environment. It is deficient in that respect.


Margolis: Hallquist’s historic run may bump up against political realities

By Jon Margolis

Aug 15 2018August 15, 2018

Christine Hallquist

Voters who want to make history with a victory by the Democratic nominee could be outnumbered by those who want a governor who knows how to do the job.


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