Currently, putting on sunscreen in Vt. schools is regulated like medicine By Holly Sullivan, Community News Service Editor’s note: The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work with professional editors to provide content for local […]
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Take steps to prevent tick bites, diseases they spread
Rate of illnesses from tick bites continues to rise in Vermont As springlike temperatures set in and people enjoy more time outside, it’s time to start checking for ticks and taking the simple steps to prevent tick bite illnesses. Ticks […]
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CCV announces new certificate programs
Beginning this fall, students will have two additional pathways to high-demand careers through new certificate programs at the Community College of Vermont (CCV). The new certificate offerings are data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) and manufacturing. These join the college’s […]
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To study or not – That is the question
On Tuesday, April 23, the House is expected to vote on the education financing bill, which sets the statewide property tax rate to fund the growth in pre-K-12 spending. The tax bill, H.887, went through at least 10 drafts before […]
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Vermont’s wildland fire season has begun
Vermont’s wildland fire season is now underway, according to a news release from the Dept. of Forests, Parks, and Recreation’s (FPR) April 15. The Wildland Fire Program is geared up to provide daily updates and seasonal tips to Vermonters to […]
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Vermont to study health benefits, program to permit psychedelic therapy
Last month, the Senate passed S.114, which will establish a psychedelic therapy advisory working group. This group will be tasked with continuing to examine the use of psychedelics to improve physical and mental health. They will also make recommendations regarding the establishment of a Vermont state program to permit health care providers to legally access psychedelics […]
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New law requires Vermonters to track and report surface water use
With spring underway and the bulk of construction season ahead, the Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is reminding those who withdraw surface water to track and report usage. Under the newly enacted Act 135 of 2022, anyone withdrawing surface water […]
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Caught flat-footed, Legislators rush to mitigate ed tax increase
By Curt Peterson The Vermont House Ways and Means Committee is rushing madly to solve a crushing education tax problem. Early in January, several state representatives warned colleagues that an education fund issue would cause severe pain property taxpayers across […]
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EPA finalizes first-ever national drinking water standard
$1 billion aimed at removing harmful PFAS from drinking water On April 10, the Biden-Harris Administration issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever […]
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Bill to ban PFAS and other toxic chemicals advances in the Vermont House
April 10, the same day new national standards were set, 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 […]