Significant Dollars in Diverse, Needed Programs Provide a Foundation Upon Which to Build Montpelier –…
Category: Climate Action and Clean Energy
Climate Advocates Applaud Clean Transportation Measures in the Fy23 Budget and Transportation Bill
Measures are a good start in reducing transportation emissions. Montpelier – A broad coalition of…
New Program Creates Cost- and Carbon-Cutting Opportunities for Vermont Municipalities
VNRC, VPIRG and Vermont Conservation Voters Celebrate H.518’s Enactment Montpelier – The Legislature crafted and…
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),…