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Governor Scott Signs Important Bill to Protect Vermont’s Forests and Help Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change
Montpelier -- Today, Governor Phil Scott signed a bill to expand Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal (“Current Use”) Program (H.697). The bill will create a new subcategory in Current Use called “reserve forestland” which will allow landowners to manage unique, qualifying...
With Scott’s signature, current use program will get a new ‘reserved forestland’ category
Excerpted from an article by Emma Cotton in VTDigger: “Vermont’s current use program, which provides landowners with a lower property tax rate for undeveloped land, is set to see a new category that allows landowners to prioritize conservation. With few...
Vermont Enacts Policy to Address Surface Water Withdrawals
Bill Takes Important Steps to Improve Climate-Resilience and Ensure More Equitable Access to our Waters Montpelier – Yesterday, Governor Phil Scott signed H.466, a bill that addresses surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers of water. This bill...
Lieutenant Governor Debate – Watch the Recording
On May 18th, VCV co-hosted a virtual climate debate with our partners, Vermont Public Interest Research Education Fund (VPIREF), Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club, Rights & Democracy and Renewable Energy Vermont. Candidates discussed their positions on a wide...
The Year of the Forest?
Governor Scott has a unique opportunity to give a significant boost to forest management and protection policy in the coming weeks. The Vermont General Assembly is sending several bills to the Governor’s desk that, when together,...
Governor Scott and a Minority of Lawmakers Stymie Climate Progress – A Win for Big Oil and Keeping Vermonters Tethered to Polluting & Costly Heating Systems
Montpelier – After the Vermont House narrowly failed to override the Governor’s veto of the Clean Heat Standard (H.715) on a 99-51 vote, Vermont has once again delayed essential climate progress. The Clean Heat Standard – a performance-based approach that would...