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...

Montpelier - During periods of heavy rainfall when the volume of wastewater exceeds the capacity of the combined sewer system, raw sewage has been discharging into the Otter Creek watershed.  These discharges are called combined sewer overflows (CSOs).  The...

Montpelier – The Association of Vermont Conservation Commissions (AVCC) has awarded 2022 Tiny Grants to conservation commissions in the following towns: Bethel, Mt. Holly, Georgia, Monkton, Burlington, and Marshfield. Tiny Grants is an AVCC initiative that...

Significant Dollars in Diverse, Needed Programs Provide a Foundation Upon Which to Build Montpelier – The Vermont Legislature crafted and Governor Phil Scott recently signed the FY23 budget, H.740, committing to unprecedented investments in climate action...

Measures are a good start in reducing transportation emissions. Montpelier – A broad coalition of environmental leaders applaud the transportation investments included with the enactment of the Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation Bill, H.736, and the Fiscal Year 2023...

VNRC, VPIRG and Vermont Conservation Voters Celebrate H.518’s Enactment Montpelier – The Legislature crafted and yesterday Governor Phil Scott signed H.518, the Municipal Energy Resilience Initiatives Bill into law, setting the stage for $45 million in...