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Lawmakers in the Vermont Senate voted Tuesday to advance one of the most significant and controversial climate bills of the session.
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Lawmakers in the Vermont House voted Monday to advance a bill that would allow Vermont to go after big oil companies for a share of the cost of cleaning up the damage their products caused by contributing to climate change.
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Here are 5 tips for renters and landlords about ways to lower your emissions and fight climate change.
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Renters — who often foot the bill for utilities — have a lot to gain from things that save money and reduce emissions like weatherization, switching to electric appliances and other upgrades. So why is it so hard to do this work in rental properties?
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Two young citizens of Odanak First Nation described what they call Indigenous identity theft, particularly in Vermont, at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The Abenaki Councils of Odanak and W8linak bought a billboard in Times Square to highlight the topic.
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Ice out at Joe's Pond is a celebrated marker of spring in the Northeast Kingdom. But the annual contest, where people bet on the date each year, also provides hugely useful data for climate scientists.
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It was a rough winter for Vermont’s ski resorts, and then it wasn’t. A barren January and February was followed by a snowy March and April, given a boost by the eclipse.
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The Vermont Language Justice Project’s funding is an open question. But according to testimonials from people working in Vermont’s health, refugee resettlement and equity organizations, the project’s services are vital — and there would be a void without them.
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A short documentary captures the voices of families, solo travelers, eclipse chasers, amateur astronomers, scientists and more who gathered in Vermont to see and feel the power of the cosmos.
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Migrant Justice representatives flew to the Netherlands this week to attend the shareholders meeting for Ahold Delhaize, the parent company of Hannaford. They continue to ask that Hannaford join the labor and housing rights program Milk With Dignity.
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As House lawmakers take up the Climate Superfund Act, climate scientists urge them not to balk at the newness of attribution science.
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Sean MacBride set up his telescope behind the sports fields of Burlington High School to contribute to a NASA project that aims to help scientists better understand the interactions between the sun's surface and atmosphere.