Jul 11, 2019
(Vote scored: Second reading) Pro-Environment vote: YES This bill requires the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to develop drinking water and surface water standards for PFAS chemicals, to ensure Vermonters’ water is healthy and safe. PFAS is the class of toxic...
Jul 11, 2019
(Vote scored: Concurrence with proposal of amendment) Pro-Environment vote: YES The bill significantly increases the resources available for clean water projects across the state. It dedicates a portion of the existing rooms and meals tax to the Clean Water Fund,...
Sep 12, 2018
Pro-environment vote: YES This legislation would have updated the Chemicals of High Concern in Children’s Products program to make it easier for the Commissioner of Health to propose rules to identify harmful chemicals that pose a risk to children’s health, and...
Sep 12, 2018
Pro-environment vote: YES This bill would have helped ensure that polluters, rather than impacted Vermonters or taxpayers, would pay the costs for harms such as property damage, medical monitoring expenses, or health care costs associated with an illness due to toxic...
Sep 12, 2018
Pro-environment vote: YES This bill established new energy efficiency standards for 16 appliances including computers and monitors, commercial dishwashers, and portable air conditioners, among others. These improved energy efficiency standards will save energy and...
