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How much can you get in electrification incentives?
More and more Vermonters are looking to save money and cut planet-warming emissions On Earth Day, Efficiency Vermont partnered with Rewiring America to launch a new online tool to help people understand the signficant suite of financial support they can potentially...
The Future of Vermont’s Elections and Democracy
Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas assesses the future of Vermont’s democracy and elections; State Treasurer Mike Pieciak discusses resilience investments and initiatives.
Climate Dispatch: Apr. 19: Advancing Energy Policy Priorities with Rep. Laura Sibilia
This week, we saw lots of movement in our priority climate bills! The House Committee on Environment and Energy passed three priority bills: the Climate Superfund Act (S.259), the Miscellaneous Public Utility Commission (PUC) bill (S.305) and the Flood Safety Act...
Cleaning Up Our Act
Gretchen Salter (Safer States) talks about Vermont’s leadership in toxics reform; attorney Anthony Iarrapino explains just how exactly we can make Big Oil pay.
Climate Dispatch: Climate Change Superfund with Rep. Martin Lalonde
This week in the State House there has been lots of movement on many important climate, clean energy and resilience bills, including the House Environment and Energy Committee taking up the Flood Safety Act (S.213) and the miscellaneous Public Utility Commission bill...
Bill to Protect Vermonters from PFAS and Other Toxic Chemicals Advances in the Vermont House
Montpelier, VT -- Today, the Vermont House advanced legislation (S.25) on a strong voice vote to ban per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) and other toxic chemicals from personal care products and menstrual products, and to ban PFAS from apparel, cookware,...