Are Dams Holding Us Back?

Are Dams Holding Us Back?

Photo credit: Pelletier Dam (Castleton, VT) by Gabe Bolin Guests: Karina Dailey, Rep. Amy Sheldon Dams exist in almost every Vermont community. Some of us may pass them on our daily commute, some of us may live near them, use the reservoirs created by them, receive...
VCV’s Rising Star Award Winners

VCV’s Rising Star Award Winners

Photo credit: Kelly Fletcher (Vermont News & Media) Guests: Sen. Anne Watson, Rep. Mike Rice, Sen. Christopher Bray This week we unveiled the 2024 Environmental Common Agenda, coalescing the priorities of a record 19 environmental organizations into one...
Flood Recovery & Climate Resilience

Flood Recovery & Climate Resilience

photo: Bennington Banner Guests: Rep. Dan Noyes, Rep. Kelly Pajala Vermonters up and down the Green Mountains were impacted by devastating flooding that occurred the week of July 10th. A few weeks after the climate event, I walked the streets of Johnson with...
Flood Recovery Efforts

Flood Recovery Efforts

Guests: Rep. Dan Noyes, Sen. Alison Clarkson, Rep. Katherine Sims, Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale As Vermonters begin week four of clean up from the devastating flooding that occurred the week of July 10th, we hear from four legislators from across Vermont as they share...
Wrapping Up the 2023 Session

Wrapping Up the 2023 Session

On the Season Finale of the Democracy Dispatch Podcast, Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski discusses her role as Speaker, and House leadership’s priorities both currently and with an eye on the second and final year of the biennium. After passing the Affordable Heat...