VNRC, VPIRG and Vermont Conservation Voters Celebrate H.518’s Enactment Montpelier – The Legislature crafted and…
Category: Climate Action and Clean Energy
Governor Scott and a Minority of Lawmakers Stymie Climate Progress
A Win for Big Oil and Keeping Vermonters Tethered to Polluting & Costly Heating Systems …
VNRC, VPIRG, VCV and VBSR Respond to Governor Scott’s Veto of the Clean Heat Standard
MONTPELIER (May 6, 2022) – With a late-Friday swoop of the pen, Governor Scott’s veto…
Vermont Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Biodiversity and Support Climate Resilience
Montpelier – Today, the Vermont Senate passed legislation to protect biodiversity and improve climate resilience…
Vermont House Passes the State’s First Comprehensive Environmental Justice Law
Montpelier – Today, the Vermont House took a critical step forward in addressing a long…
Senate Gives Preliminary Approval to Clean Heat Standard
Progress — but Uncertainty — Around Potentially Transformative Climate Action Montpelier – Today, the Vermont Senate…
Restoring Wildlife Populations will Create Jobs
This is a joint op-ed from Brian Shupe, Executive Director of Vermont Natural Resources Council,…
Vermont Senate Advances the State’s First Comprehensive Environmental Justice Law
Montpelier – Today, the Vermont Senate took a critical step forward in addressing a long…
Vermont House Passes Unprecedented, Essential Climate Investments in FY23 Budget
Montpelier – Today, the Vermont House of Representatives passed the FY23 budget, H.740, with unprecedented investments in…
Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Step in and Fix Vermont’s Clean Water Enforcement Challenges
March 16, 2022 (MONTPELIER, VT) – Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC),…
Vermont House Advances Important Climate Initiative: The Clean Heat Standard
March 16, 2022 Montpelier – Today, in an important step forward for long-overdue progress on…
The FY23 Transportation Bill Makes Makes Essential and Innovative Investments to Reach Vermont’s Climate Targets
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Montpelier – “Today, the Vermont House Committee on Transportation unanimously passed…