After Months Of Debate, Senate Reaches Compromise On End-Of-Life Bill
A last minute compromise means a bill allowing terminally ill patients to get a doctor’s help to end their lives will likely become law this year. The» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleIn Waning Days of Session, Senate Blocks Child Care Union Effort
It’s the last days of pressure at the Vermont Legislature, the time lawmakers decide if bills live or die. One piece of legislation that didn’t make it» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSenate Concerned About $5,000 Limit On PAC Contributors
As lawmakers worked toward adjournment, they turned their focus again to campaign finance reform, public records, and other issues. The Senate did not» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleLegislature Fails to Pass Campaign Reform
Political leaders came into the 2013 session seeming to outdo each other with promises for election finance reform. They leave Montpelier with the House» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleDespite Call To Act, Little Progress On Climate Change, Thermal Efficiency
Gov. Peter Shumlin and legislative leaders came into the recent session promising to make combating climate change a top priority. Lawmakers and the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleEnd-Of-Life Bill Signed, But Physicians Taking Cautious Approach In...
A bill allowing terminally ill patients to get medication to end their lives became law on Monday with Gov. Peter Shumlin’s signature. Although the law» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleChamplain Line Would Bring New York Wind Power To New England
A Massachusetts developer has proposed a power line under Lake Champlain to carry renewable electricity from northern New York into the New England grid.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleTwo Unions Vie for Home-Care Workforce
Two unions are competing to represent up to 7,000 home-care workers in Vermont. The union drive follows the Legislature’s decision to grant collective» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleYear-long Investigation Finds Chemical Herbicide In Compost
Last year, hundreds of gardeners in northern Vermont were shocked to learn that the compost they bought to nourish their plants had instead damaged them» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleComposters Call For Tighter Federal Regs On Herbicides
A year after chemical weed-killers contaminated compost in Vermont, the composting industry is calling for tighter federal regulations on persistent» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleBack In Court, Yankee Again Argues Federal Law Trumps State's Authority
Entergy Vermont Yankee and the state of Vermont were back in federal court on Tuesday in another case that tests the state’s authority over the nuclear» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMonkton Mulling VT Gas Line Approval
As Vermont Gas Systems seeks approval for a 40 mile pipeline project, the company faces stubborn opposition from one town along the route. Officials in the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSkiers, Conservationists Celebrate Bolton Backcountry Purchase
Before there were ski areas, before snow cats groomed the slopes and high-speed lifts whisked you uphill, there were people who would climb miles to ski» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGMP Wants Permit To Kill Endangered Bats
How much is a little brown bat worth? According to Green Mountain Power’s calculation, about $1 million a year. The utility has asked for a state permit to» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOpponents Say Pipeline Benefits Are Overstated
Critics of a proposed Addison County natural gas pipeline say the developer has exaggerated the project’s environmental and economic benefits. The latest» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleState Probes Possible Pesticide Link To Fish Kill
State agencies are investigating whether a pesticide sprayed for mosquito control caused a fish kill in an Addison County lake earlier this month. The fish» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleShumlin Wants Federal Review For Tar Sands Pipeline
Gov. Peter Shumlin has asked for a detailed federal environmental review if an oil pipeline than runs through the Northeast Kingdom is reversed to carry» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticlePSB To Focus On Yankee's Impact On Water
The Public Service Board has cleared the way for critics of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to examine the plant’s impact on water quality. The ruling was» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleProtesters Hit State Support For Pipeline
Opponents of a proposed Addison County natural gas pipeline brought their concerns to Montpelier on Monday with a street protest that targeted the Shumlin» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleF-35 Opponents Stage Audio Protest
Opponents of basing the F-35 fighter jet at the Burlington airport cranked up the volume Tuesday in Montpelier and Burlington to give the public an audio» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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