In 2015, Vermont lawmakers reformed the state’s electric grid by requiring utilities to purchase or build more renewable energy. During the coming legislative session, which begins on Jan. 3, 2024, lawmakers plan to take up a bill to strengthen the […]
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After a windfall year, federal funding for heating assistance recedes as oil prices rise
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Last year, Vermont received an unprecedented $49 million in federal funding to help Vermonters with low incomes pay their heating bills — a windfall that officials knew the state wouldn’t likely see again. “We certainly had a […]
Vermont to receive millions in federal funds for climate resilience transportation projects
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Over the next five years, Vermont will be eligible to receive $37 million in federal funding for transportation projects that would make the state’s infrastructure more resilient to a changing climate, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced […]
Vermont Natural Resources Council: Rutland permit does not address sewage overflows
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Rutland’s sewage treatment facility often releases untreated discharges into the Otter Creek and its tributaries, which then empty into Lake Champlain. In a new appeal of a recently approved permit, members of an environmental organization argue officials […]
Useful beetles are back in Vermont
By Emma Cotton/ VTDigger When Julia Pupko pulled a little red bug out of her sweep net in late June, she doubted it was the two-spotted lady beetle. No one had seen the species in Vermont since 1996, and biologists […]
Mountain Times – Volume 50, Number 40 – Oct. 6-12, 2021
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Rutland Mental Health lands $600,000 for youth pilot program
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — Health care providers hope a new $600,000 pilot program, coming to Rutland this fall, will help reduce mental health crises that send a high number of children and teens to the local hospital. On average, young […]
National study adds heat to local bird conservation efforts
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Local conservationists say they aren’t surprised by a new report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that lists 269 species of birds that need more protection. The report, called Birds of Conservation Concern, lists species in the […]
Local investor to buy Bennington Banner, Brattleboro Reformer and Manchester Journal
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger New England Newspapers Inc. is selling three newspapers in southern Vermont to Guilford resident Paul Belogour. Company president Fredric Rutberg announced Tuesday, May 4, that the Bennington Banner, Manchester Journal, Brattleboro Reformer and UpCountry Magazine will split off […]
Bald eagles likely to be removed from Vermont’s endangered list
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger At the turn of the 21st Century, no bald eagles nested in Vermont. In 2020, the state recorded 41 pairs. Biologists have been working to reintroduce the iconic birds in the state for around a decade — and […]