Jan 20, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Rep. Kathleen James speaks on the House floor in 2024 Last week we unveiled the 2025 Environmental Common Agenda, which outlines priorities for environmental policy in Vermont among 19 partner organizations. We started off with a webinar hosted by VECAN,...
Jan 13, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Dan Fingas (left) with Senator Anne Watson, canvassing in Barre, October 2024 We’re back! With a new year comes a new legislative session and a new season of the Democracy Dispatch email and podcast. And this year’s new legislative session is also the start of...
Jan 6, 2025 | General, Press Release
After a thorough executive search, Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) announced today that Dan Fingas has been selected as the organization’s new executive director. Fingas will officially begin his role on January 6th, 2025. VCV is excited for this new chapter, as it...
Nov 26, 2024 | General, Press Release, Toxics
VPIRG report provides consumers with tips for avoiding excessive and potentially toxic plastic packaging and products this holiday season. Nowhere on Earth is free from plastic pollution these days, from the highest mountaintops to the deepest ocean canyons. The...
Nov 13, 2024 | Elections, General
There was a lot on the line this election. Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged to roll back a wide range of protections for our environment, our democracy, and our liberties. And now, a week later, we are collectively processing the potential tidal wave of changes...
Jul 26, 2024 | 2023, 2024, General, Legislative Session
Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) has released the Vermont Environmental Scorecard for the 2023-2024 legislative session. The Scorecard is a tool developed by VCV to help Vermonters track legislators’ voting records on key environmental issues in the latest...
