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Vermont Senate Advances Tri-Partisan Climate Superfund Act to Hold Big Oil Accountable for the Cost of Climate Change to Vermont
Montpelier, VT – Today, the Vermont Senate voted overwhelmingly (21-5) to advance S.259, the Climate Superfund Act, which would ensure that Vermonters are not left shouldering the full cost of climate disruption. Following another vote Tuesday, the bill will head to...
An Inside Look at Proposed Act 250 Legislation
A conversation about Act 250 reforms proposed in H.687, a bill can both foster smart growth housing and better protect the environment.
Climate Dispatch: Renewable Energy and Flood Safety Bills Pass!
This week we had important victories in both the House and Senate as the Flood Safety Bill (S.213) passed the Senate on a tripartisan 24-4 vote, and the Renewable Energy Standard bill (H.289) passed the House on a 99-39-11 vote! Both bills will now head to committees...
Vermont House Passes Modernized Renewable Energy Standard
Montpelier, VT – Today, the Vermont House of Representatives passed H.289, to modernize Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard. The bill would put Vermont on track to achieve 100% renewable electricity across all the state’s utilities by 2035, which would make Vermont...
Vermont Senate Advances Flood Safety Act (S.213)
Montpelier, VT – Today, the Vermont Senate voted in strong, bi-partisan support of S.213, the Flood Safety Act (24-4-2). This bill takes important steps to reduce flood risk across Vermont, at a critical time when flood-related disasters are becoming more frequent and...
Rep. Esme Cole Reflects on Her First Year in Office
Esme Cole was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2023, and at 27 is one of the youngest people ever to serve in the state’s legislature. She’s also an alumna of an LCV governance training program held in early 2023 with the Vermont Conservation Voters, one of our 30+ state affiliate organizations in the Conservation Voters Movement.