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Cleaning Up Our Act
Gretchen Salter (Safer States) talks about Vermont’s leadership in toxics reform; attorney Anthony Iarrapino explains just how exactly we can make Big Oil pay.
Climate Dispatch: Climate Change Superfund with Rep. Martin Lalonde
This week in the State House there has been lots of movement on many important climate, clean energy and resilience bills, including the House Environment and Energy Committee taking up the Flood Safety Act (S.213) and the miscellaneous Public Utility Commission bill...
Bill to Protect Vermonters from PFAS and Other Toxic Chemicals Advances in the Vermont House
Montpelier, VT -- Today, the Vermont House advanced legislation (S.25) on a strong voice vote to ban per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) and other toxic chemicals from personal care products and menstrual products, and to ban PFAS from apparel, cookware,...
Silver Bullet or Piece of the Puzzle? Act 250’s Impact on Affordable Housing
Guest interviewer, Cora Smith, talks with Kathy Beyer of Evernorth about Act 250’s role in allowing affordable housing as well as how it’s created and defined.
Bill to Protect Vermonters from PFAS and Other Toxic Chemicals Advances through Key Committee
Montpelier, VT -- Today, the Vermont House Committee on Human Services unanimously passed legislation (S.25) to ban per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) and other toxic chemicals from personal care products and menstrual products, and to ban PFAS from apparel,...
Act 250 Floor Discussion + Vote; Recapping the AV State Summit
A recap of the Act 250 floor discussion and vote with Rep. Amy Sheldon; an overview of Justin’s time at the America Votes State Summit