Rep. Esme Cole Reflects on Her First Year in Office

Mar 20, 2024 | General

Article republished with permission from the League of Conservation Voters __________________________ “Trust Yourself and Your Intuition” as a Leader, Says Vermont State Rep. Esme Cole An alum of LCV’s governance training program reflects on her first year in...

Climate Dispatch: Crossover Catch Up with Johanna and Lauren!

Mar 15, 2024 | General

It’s crossover! This is an important time in the legislative calendar. It’s the deadline when bills need to pass out of their policy committees to stay on track for passage (in its simplest form). Bills will be “crossing over” to the other chamber soon, which means we...

National Environmental Scorecard Shows Vermont Delegation Championed Our Environment

Feb 28, 2024 | 2023, Core Issues, General, Legislative Session, Press Release

Today, Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) released the Vermont Congressional delegation’s scores for the League of Conservation Voters’ 2023 National Environmental Scorecard, which highlights our state’s leaders’ work to protect our environment and democracy....

VCV Presents Sen. Anne Watson and Rep. Mike Rice with 2024 Environmental Rising Star Awards

Feb 20, 2024 | 2024, General, Legislative Session, Press Release

Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) presented this year’s VCV Environmental Rising Star Awards to Senator Anne Watson (D/P-Washington) and Representative Mike Rice (D-Dorset). The VCV Environmental Rising Star Award is presented bi-annually to first-term legislators who...

Climate Dispatch: Climate Solutions Caucus Priorities with Sen. Becca White

Jan 26, 2024 | 2024, Climate Dispatch, Core Issues, General, Legislative Session

Welcome back to the Climate Dispatch! This week, the Governor presented his budget and legislators started moving their first bills out of committee. While the Governor didn’t spend much time focusing on flood recovery or climate action in his remarks, fortunately the...

Flood Recovery & Climate Resilience

Jan 8, 2024 | 2024, Democracy Dispatch, General

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...