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Vermont's Independent Schools Discussed at Length in Ed Reform
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. Three senators and three representatives had been sitting across a table in a Statehouse conference room for two days. Their job: to reach a compromise on the...
Vermont National Guard Open House Returns This Fall with Expanded Parking, Military Exhibits, and Family Fun
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 1, 2025
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Vermont National Guard will host an Open House at the Vermont Air National Guard Base on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This free, rain-or-shine event will feature an impressive lineup of...
Vermont immigration leaders were violently detained by border patrol, prompting emergency rally
Prism
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July 1, 2025
Immigrant communities across the U.S. are reeling from a wave of aggressive immigration enforcement actions that advocates say reflect an escalating pattern of racial profiling, unconstitutional detentions, and state-federal collusion. From rural...
Should You Get a Heat Pump? Take Our 2-Question Quiz.
The New York Times
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July 16, 2025
Air source heat pumps are made up of an outside unit and an inside unit. They can also be hooked up to ducts, like a furnace. Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS) Heat pumps are the future of home heating. They’re essentially two-way...
This Viral Québec Tourism Ad Sends a Heartfelt Message to Americans—and It’s Working
AFAR
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July 16, 2025
Canada, or more specifically, Québec’s Eastern Townships, is ready to hug it out. The region, which is about an hour southeast of Montreal, recently put out an ad aimed at encouraging American travelers to visit during a time of strained...
Vermont Wood Works Council launches statewide internship program
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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June 30, 2025
The Vermont Wood Works Council (VWWC) recently launched a new internship program, a hands-on initiative designed to connect emerging woodworkers with professional makers, manufacturers, and artisans across the state. This program aims to...
Vermont defends landmark climate law as Trump administration and oil industry sue
Environmental Health News
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June 30, 2025
Vermont is preparing for a drawn-out legal fight after President Trump’s Justice Department joined fossil fuel interests in suing to block the state’s new Climate Superfund law, which seeks to make oil companies pay for decades of greenhouse gas...
Vermont Chef Returns Home to Cultivate Culinary Roots
The Newport Daily Express - Vermont
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WEST CHARLESTON - For generations, the land beneath her feet has nourished her family. Now, Alyssa LaFrance returned to those deep roots, quite literally, to nourish her community with a new meal service and catering business, Rustic Roots Kitchen...
What’s a Company to Do?—State-Federal Conflict on EJ
JD Supra - California
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July 16, 2025
[co-author: Katrina Oshima, 2025 Summer Associate] Key Takeaways Despite the Trump administration’s elimination of federal environmental justice (EJ) programs, states are reaffirming their commitment to EJ and pushing forward new EJ programs and...
The surprising shifts climate change is bringing to Vermont farms: rice paddies, peaches, saffron
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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Vermont’s farmers are growing crops that better suit the state’s warmer and wetter climate — and branching into products that provide income even when traditional crops fail. Since 1900, annual temperatures in Vermont have increased by about 2...
From the Deputy Publisher: Spotlight on Paula Routly
Seven Days - Vermont
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Early on in Spotlight, my favorite journalism movie, Boston Globe editor Marty Baron ascends a set of stairs to the publisher's office. Baron needs permission to challenge the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston in court. He wants to file a...
Vermont foods taking center stage in the Big Apple
WCAX - Vermont
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June 29, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont foods are taking center stage in the Big Apple. The Summer Fancy Food trade show is in Manhattan, and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and the Vermont Specialty Food Association are showcasing 11 Vermont...
Vermont Wilderness School names Richard Berkfield as executive director
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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June 29, 2025
BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Wilderness School (VWS) Board of Directors has appointed Richard Berkfield to executive director as the organization celebrates 25 years of supporting nature connection, human development and community resilience in...
Wisconsin adopted 3 new clean energy policies or incentives in 2024
The Sconi - Wisconsin
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July 4, 2025
Wisconsin implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
Ohio steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
Buckeye Reporter - Ohio
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July 4, 2025
Ohio implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...
Indiana steps up clean energy support with 3 new policies or incentives in 2024
Hoosier State Today - Indiana
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July 4, 2025
Indiana implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
Pennsylvania steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
Keystone Today - Pennsylvania
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July 4, 2025
Pennsylvania implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
Tennessee steps up clean energy support with 4 new policies or incentives in 2024
Volunteer State News - Tennessee
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July 4, 2025
Tennessee implemented at least four new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
Maine steps up clean energy support with 7 new policies or incentives in 2024
Pine State News - Maine
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July 4, 2025
Maine implemented at least seven new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...
Alaska steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
Last Frontier News - Alaska
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July 4, 2025
Alaska implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...