Montpelier – Today, the Vermont House of Representatives passed the FY23 budget, H.740, with unprecedented investments in climate action and resilience, which will help Vermonters reduce their energy costs, their reliance on expensive and polluting fossil...

Montpelier – Today, the Vermont Senate took a critical step forward in addressing a long history of undue environmental harm by advancing Vermont’s first statewide Environmental Justice bill, S.148, with a unanimous voice vote on second reading of the bill. The bill...

Position: Vermont Conservation Voters Organizing Fellow  Status: One year contract position   Location: Flexible (within VT)  Schedule and Compensation: full-time position with total salary and benefits package of $45,000  Reports to: Executive Director About...

Montpelier – Today, in an important step forward for long-overdue progress on the climate crisis, the Vermont House of Representatives advanced H.715, the Clean Heat Standard, with an incredibly strong vote of 96-44. The Clean Heat Standard – the single largest...

Statement from:Robb Kidd, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club,Ben Edgerly Walsh, Vermont Public Interest Research Group,Johanna Miller, Vermont Natural Resources CouncilDale Azaria, Conservation Law FoundationLauren Hierl, Vermont Conservation VotersJordan Giaconia,...

Montpelier - Today the Vermont House of Representatives passed legislation (H.697) to update the state’s Use Value Appraisal Program (also known as Current Use) to better protect forests and help mitigate climate change. The bill passed third reading on a vote of...