After weeks of testimony, the Affordable Heat Act (S.5) advanced out of the Vermont Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee on a 5-0 vote. The bill next heads to the Appropriations Committee before coming to the full Senate for a vote. This legislation is the culmination of years of work and analysis, and represents a key pillar of […]

May 25, 2022 — Vermont’s Climate Action Plan mandates that we meet climate pollution reduction targets over the coming decade. The Vermont Legislature has been tasked with passing legislation to implement recommendations outlined in the Climate Action Plan, which have been vetted through years of research and public engagement. The biggest pollution reduction policy of the Climate Action Plan […]

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