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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...
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...