Feb 3, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Will Greer When I was 23, fresh out of college, I chose to run for the Vermont Legislature. I had no clue what I was really doing, but looking back now and having worked in several election cycles since, that’s pretty common for a first time candidate. With a...
Feb 27, 2023 | 2023, Democracy Dispatch, General, Sustainable Communities, Toxics
S1, E8 (Feb. 27, 2023): Banning PFAS and Toxic “Forever” Chemicals Guests: Rep. Dane Whitman, VNRC’s Kati Gallagher Rep. Dane Whitman (D-Bennington) speaks about policy banning harmful PFAS and toxic “forever” chemicals from several items. His work on this effort last...
Oct 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
From Lauren Hierl, Vermont Conservation Voters’ political director The health of our children is at stake. That may sound hyperbolic, but the evidence is clear – despite many advancements in the field of children’s environmental health, today’s children face an...