Sep 21, 2016
Pro-environment vote: YES This bill established a cutting-edge renewable portfolio standard that sets requirements for generating more of our energy from renewable sources, including community-scale renewables. It also created an innovative program, known as the...
Sep 21, 2016
Pro-environment vote: NO This amendment, related to siting renewable energy projects, would have made it much more difficult to advance well-sited solar and other renewable projects. It was offered in the final days of the legislative session without adequate vetting...
Sep 21, 2016
Pro-environment vote: YES This bill established new requirements for major sources of water pollution, including farms, roads, and parking lots. It also authorized new enforcement tools, created a Clean Water Fund, and dedicated nearly $8 million per year in new...
Sep 21, 2016
Pro-environment vote: NO
This amendment removed language from a public health bill that sought to make improvements to the process
for assessing and regulating toxic chemicals in children’s products, as established in the 2014 Toxic-Free Families Act (Act 188)....
Sep 21, 2016
Pro-environment vote: YES This resolution acknowledged the threat posed by human-induced climate change, and Vermont’s commitment
to significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, including the need for Vermont to take steps now to reduce our reliance on fossil...
