The 2021-2022 Legislative Biennium is one for the history books, with lawmakers scrambling to address…
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A Word From Kayla Patel, VNRC’s 2022 Mollie Beattie Intern
My name is Kayla Patel, and I am the 2022 Mollie Beattie Intern at Vermont…
A Word From Kristen McEnroe, VNRC’s Legal & Policy Intern
Hi folks! My name is Kristen McEnroe, and I am very excited to be working…
Leading Candidates for Congress Discuss Climate Change, Housing, Gun Violence, and the State of our Democracy at VCV-VNRC Forum
Montpelier – On June 2, Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) and Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC)…
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…
Vermont House Advances H.492 to Strengthen Act 250
Statement from Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director for the Vermont Natural Resources Council:…
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…
Vermont House Passes Legislation to Update Current Use Program, Help Protect Forests & Address Climate Change
Montpelier – Today the Vermont House of Representatives passed legislation (H.697) to update the state’s…
Statement from VNRC and VCV on Senator Leahy’s Retirement
Today, Vermont’s senior U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy announced that he will not seek re-election in…
Take action: Demand that Congress invest in clean energy, jobs, and justice!
You may be aware that Congress is currently deliberating a jobs and infrastructure package in…
New: 2021 Legislative Bulletin
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically shifted the political landscape in Vermont. In the months following the…