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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...
2022 VCV & VNRC Congressional Forum and Meet and Greet
June 2, 2022 (RSVP Below) Please join Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) and Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) for our 2022 Congressional Forum. You will hear from the leading candidates for Congress who will share their priorities and vision for Vermont and the...
Vermont Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Biodiversity and Support Climate Resilience
Montpelier - Today, the Vermont Senate passed legislation to protect biodiversity and improve climate resilience (H.606). The bill passed on a unanimous voice vote. The bill now heads to the Governor for his signature. This policy was a recommendation of the state’s...
Vermont House Passes the State’s First Comprehensive Environmental Justice Law
Montpelier – Today, the Vermont House took a critical step forward in addressing a long history of undue environmental injustice by passing Vermont’s first statewide Environmental Justice bill, S.148, with a strong vote in support. The bill will next go back to the...
Senate Gives Preliminary Approval to Clean Heat Standard: Progress — but Uncertainty — Around Potentially Transformative Climate Action
Montpelier – Today, the Vermont Senate voted to advance the Clean Heat Standard bill (H.715) for further development by the Public Utility Commission, after adding a disappointing amendment that weakened the law by requiring it to be endorsed again in the 2024...