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Environmental Groups Celebrate the Legislature’s Unprecedented Climate Investments in FY23 Budget
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...
Climate Advocates Applaud Clean Transportation Measures in the Fy23 Budget and Transportation Bill
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...
New Program Creates Cost- and Carbon-Cutting Opportunities for Vermont Municipalities
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...
VCV & VNRC 2022 Congressional Forum – Watch the Recording
On June 2, 2022 Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) and Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) hosted our 2022 Congressional Forum. Watch below to hear from the leading candidates for Congress who shared their priorities and vision for Vermont and the country.
Community Leaders Hail Enactment of VT’s First Environmental Justice Law
Will address environmental harms disproportionately affecting many communities Montpelier – A diverse coalition of environmental justice leaders celebrated the enactment of the state’s first-ever environmental justice law, which earned Vermont Governor Phil...
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...