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Three Things: PFAS Action, Clean Heat Standard Engagement, and Small Grants for Smart Growth

Apr 25, 2024

Three Things: Recapping recent action to address PFAS, sharing opportunities to weigh in on the Clean Heat Standard’s development, and inviting communities to apply for Small Grants for Smart Growth. Stay... Read more

VNRC and Partners Call on VT Agency of Natural Resources to Address Coventry Landfill Violations and PFAS Contamination

Oct 12, 2023

VNRC, Conservation Law Foundation and Just Zero are expressing serious concerns regarding New England Waste Services of Vermont, Inc.’s (NEWSVT) recent violations of its Pretreatment Discharge Permit for Coventry Landfill.... Read more

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Apr 21, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency Proposes New Protections for Drinking Water from Toxic PFAS Chemicals

Mar 14, 2023

Underscores Need for Further Action to Restrict Use of PFAS Chemicals Montpelier – Today, the federal Environmental Protection Agency proposed its first national drinking water standards for six of the... Read more

Two Things: Congrats to Our New Legislators, & PFAS in the News

Nov 15, 2022

Two things: First, a big congratulations to all of the newly elected legislators! And, the work continues: including the fight to restrict toxic forever-chemicals, PFAS, from Vermont products and watersheds.... Read more

Two Things: PFAS and Peecyclers

Jun 28, 2022

Two things: we want to keep you in the loop, and we’re trying something new. So, be on the lookout for short, sweet, weekly e-news — where we’ll be highlighting... Read more

EPA Acknowledges Exposure to PFAS Toxic Chemicals is More Dangerous than Previously Thought

Jun 24, 2022

Montpelier – Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is setting acceptable levels for exposure to certain PFAS toxic chemicals (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) at near zero. The levels... Read more

PFAS in Drinking Water

Sep 24, 2019

History The 2016 discovery of toxic PFAS-contaminated drinking water in drinking water wells in Bennington County highlighted systemic problems with toxic chemicals in Vermont. PFAS is the class of toxic chemicals... Read more

Fighting PFAS and Toxic Contamination

Jun 21, 2019

The discovery of toxic PFAS-contaminated drinking water in Bennington County in 2016 highlighted systemic problems with toxic chemicals in Vermont. Since then, VNRC has advocated for policies that protect Vermonters’... Read more

VNRC and CLF: EPA Plan to Address PFAS in Drinking Water Too Little, Too Late

Feb 14, 2019

Vermont must take action to clean up toxic chemicals in water February 14, 2019 (MONTPELIER, VT) – Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) released the following... Read more

Climate Dispatch: Climate Change Superfund with Rep. Martin Lalonde

Apr 12, 2024

This week in the State House there has been lots of movement on many important climate, clean energy and resilience bills, including the House Environment and Energy Committee taking up... Read more

Three Things: Coventry Landfill Violations, Rural Caucus Public Forum, and a New VNRC Staff Member

Oct 19, 2023

Three things: Sharing an update on Coventry Landfill violations, inviting you to a public forum with the Legislature’s Rural Caucus, and welcoming Dan Fingas to the VNRC team. Stay informed,... Read more

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