GMP Gets Grilled On Lowell Wind Sound Violations
Green Mountain Power faced tough questions on Thursday from regulators who are considering fines against the utility for violating sound limits at its» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAppeal Challenges State Tax Levy On Compost
A Vermont compost producer says his organic soil additive should not be subject to the state’s 6 percent sales tax. Karl Hammer of Montpelier has appealed» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleEnergy Plan Criticized, Shumlin Defends Goals
Gov. Peter Shumlin is defending his administration's target of having Vermont use 90 percent renewable energy by 2050. The ambitious state energy plan is» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCourt Rules Against State In Vt. Yankee Federal Preemption Case
A federal appeals court has handed the state of Vermont a significant defeat in its efforts to close the state’s only nuclear power plant. The court said» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSanders Lends Support To GMO Labeling Bill
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders joined consumer activists on Thursday to call for mandatory labeling of food made with genetically modified organisms. The» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGrid Constraints May Hamper NEK Wind Proposal
A Connecticut company wants to develop a new wind project on a Northeast Kingdom ridgeline just south of an existing wind development. But there’s growing» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleLibraries Use Google Donation To Launch Videoconference Service
For spaces that are supposed to be quiet, there was a lot of talking going on at the library on Tuesday. The occasion was a news conference, held in five» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleShoreland Commission Balances Environment And Property Rights
A state commission is touring Vermont to get the public’s input on lakeshore protection and development issues. The commission meets again Thursday» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleLawmakers Approve New Rules On Motel Stays For Homeless
A legislative committee has approved a plan to roll back restrictions on how the state cares for homeless people. The change reverses elements of an» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAnalysis: Northeast Kingdom Wind
A new wind development project in the Northeast Kingdom is running into snags. Concerns about the strength of the transmission grid in the area are» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFederal Cuts Threaten Equipment For Flood Warning, Pollution Research
A federal budget squeeze threatens to cut off funding for equipment that researchers use to predict floods and pinpoint the amount of pollution flowing» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCiting Economics, Entergy To Close Vermont Yankee By End of 2014
Vermont Yankee will close by the end of next year, ending years of litigation over the plant’s future. But Yankee says financial pressure not lawsuits or» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFletcher Allen Hospital Lowers Budget, Cites Reduced Demand In Services
Vermont’s largest hospital says it will reduce its proposed budget to meet the state’s guidelines to contain health care costs. Health care regulators» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleDespite State's Hopes, Decommissioning Yankee Could Take Decades
The news that Vermont Yankee will close next year has state and local officials focused on what’s next. They’d like the site in Vernon to be used for a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleState Wants GMP To Do More Sound Testing At Lowell
The state says Green Mountain Power could be fined $54,000 for violating sound standards at its Lowell wind project. But the state agency that represents» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleVt. Gas And State Reach Agreement To Protect Natural Areas
Vermont Gas Systems has reached an agreement with the state Agency of Natural Resources to minimize the impact of a proposed new pipeline on wetlands and» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleShumlin Says State Deserves 'Compensation' For Yankee Waste Storage
The closing of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant at the end of next year will leave the state with an $11 million dollar gap in tax revenues. But some» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSuicide Attempts On Rise; Corrections Officials Stress Prevention
Vermont has seen an increase in the number of suicide attempts in the state’s prison population. That disclosure from a state official came as a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleRegional Greenhouse Gas Effort Eyed As National Model
As the Obama Administration drafts rules to control carbon emissions from power plants, advocates say there is a proven model in the Northeast for the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAnti-nuclear Group Calls For Go-Slow Approach For Yankee Decommissioning
An anti-nuclear group is calling for a slow, deliberative decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. Vermont Citizens Action Network says it» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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