VNRC Awards RACDC $5,000 for Community Engagement Efforts The Randolph Area Community Development Corporation (RACDC)…
Category: Press Releases
Press release: Vermont Must Better Protect Water and Soil from Climate Change-Induced Weather Patterns
VNRC and two other Vermont environmental organizations requested in late November that the Vermont Agency…
Vermont’s Initial Climate Action Plan Provides Important Foundation for Progress
Earlier today, Vermont’s Climate Council adopted the state’s first-ever statutorily required Climate Action Plan. Established…
VNRC Presents Arthur Gibb Award for Individual Leadership to Nancy Patch
Nancy Patch, Franklin/Grand Isle County Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation…
VNRC and the Center for Biological Diversity file challenge over Vermont’s refusal to issue permit to protect endangered bats from deadly insecticide
August 16, 2021 — The Vermont Natural Resources Council and Center for Biological Diversity sued…
VNRC begins Dunklee Pond Dam removal in Rutland
August 6, 2021 — Removal of the Dunklee Pond Dam on Tenney Brook in the…
VNRC and Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) celebrate historic investments in climate action and clean water
Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) and Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) applaud…
Breaking: New laws will protect Vermonters from toxic chemicals and safeguard our wetlands
Montpelier, VT — Today, Governor Phil Scott signed into law two bills that will address…
Decision to sink ferry in Lake Champlain reversed amid opposition from environmental groups and the public
(Montpelier, VT)—Citing opposition from environmental groups and the public, the Lake Champlain Transportation Company and…
VNRC & LCC appeal permit authorizing sinking of ferry in Lake Champlain
(Montpelier, VT)—Out of concern for Lake Champlain’s underwater ecosystems, the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC)…
Cross Vermont Trail Association advances connectivity goals in Central Vermont with grant from VNRC
The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) awarded a Small Grant for Smart Growth to the…
VNRC responds to Governor’s budget announcement on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding
This week Governor Phil Scott presented a plan to invest $1 billion in one-time federal…