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Vermont Conservation Voters Endorses David Zuckerman for Lieutenant Governor
Montpelier, VT – Today, Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) announced its endorsement of David Zuckerman for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. During his previous tenure as Lieutenant Governor, and during his nearly twenty years of service in the Vermont House and Senate,...
New Program Funds Community Weatherization & Cleaner Heat for Vermont Communities
Part of our Summer Session Deep Dive on Climate Series Vermont communities interested in reducing their energy bills and cutting climate pollution have something to celebrate. H.518, the Municipal Energy Resilience Initiatives bill is now law,...
Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Part of Ongoing Attack on the Environment and Public Health
Montpelier - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released a deeply troubling decision that sides with coal companies and their allies, and takes away the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s power to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power...
Summer 2022 Legislative Bulletin
The 2021-2022 Legislative Biennium is one for the history books, with lawmakers scrambling to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and working remotely for a large portion of both sessions. Given these unusual dynamics, how much progress did lawmakers make on...
Wed July 6 @ 6-7:30pm: Come to the Washington County State Senate Debate!
Five candidates are competing for three seats in this summer’s Democratic primary in the newly redrawn Washington County State Senate district. Please join Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) and VPIRG for a Zoom debate on Wednesday, July 6, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m....
VNRC Signs onto SCOTUS Brief to Uphold Federal Clean Water Protections
Montpelier – Along with more than 100 environmental and community groups around the US, the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) has signed on to a United States Supreme Court brief in a case that will determine which waters will receive protection under the...