State Of Mind: The Acute Care System: Are We Going in the Right Direction?
Vermonters know the first part of this story: Tropical Storm Irene slammed into Vermont and flooded the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury. Patients were» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticlePanel Wants Quick Vermont Yankee Decommissioning
A panel that advises state government on nuclear issues wants the Vermont Yankee plant dismantled promptly after it shuts down next year. Vermont Yankee is» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleTrade Group Calls For Big Build-Out Of Renewable Energy
Renewable energy businesses are calling on Vermont to meet 20 percent of its energy needs in six years from sustainable energy sources. The goals include» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleLawmakers Weigh Local Control Vs. State Energy Needs
Vermont lawmakers are struggling with how best to give local communities a voice when big energy projects are planned for their towns. The main question is» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNE States Debate Sharing Costs For New Power Lines
A rift has developed among New England states over who should pay for transmission lines needed to carry electricity from renewable energy projects. The...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNE States Split Over Power Line Cost Sharing
Federal regulators are being asked to resolve a regional rift over who should pay for new power lines needed to carry renewable electricity to southern...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWaiting Lists, Funding Challenges For Low-Income Weatherization Efforts
A coalition of lawmakers and anti-poverty advocates wants Gov. Peter Shumlin's administration to increase funding for a program that helps low-income...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAnalysis: Town Meeting Day Results
VPR News Director, John Dillon talks with Vermont Edition about the big stories from Town Meeting Day around the state. » E-Mail This
View ArticleIs Forever Always Forever? Bill To Alter Conservation Easements Divides...
Conservation easements are legal agreements designed to protect land from development forever. But a bill under consideration in the Statehouse would...» E-Mail This
View ArticleShumlin Says Single-Payer Alternative Based On 'Failed Model'
Gov. Peter Shumlin is dismissing a legislative consultant’s plan that lawmakers could use as an alternative to the administration’s single-payer health...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePower Surge: Vermont Sees Boom In Transmission Proposals
Developers of high voltage power lines are starting to stake out routes in Vermont to import electricity from Canada to markets in southern New England....» E-Mail This
View ArticleNortheast Kingdom Wind Project On Hold Due To Grid Constraints
A large scale wind development planned for a remote part of the Northeast Kingdom is on hold for now. Eolian Renewable Energy of Portsmouth, N.H, the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAfter Supreme Court Rules, Burlington To Amend Clinic Buffer Zone Ordinance
The city of Burlington is no longer enforcing an ordinance that prohibits people from demonstrating or protesting within a 35-foot buffer zone...» E-Mail This
View ArticleJim Jeffords' Career, In Sound And Pictures
Following the Monday morning death of former Vermont U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords, VPR dug into its archives for recordings of the pivotal moments in...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePrecision Predictions: Computer Power To Forecast Storms, Harness Renewables
Vermont utilities have teamed up with computer scientists and weather experts to develop more precise forecasts of severe storm events. The project was...» E-Mail This
View ArticleVermonter At 'Extremely Low Risk' For Ebola In Voluntary Quarantine After...
A Vermont man is in voluntary quarantine to prevent risk of spreading the Ebola virus after he returned this week from West Africa. Officials say the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCLF Weighs Appeal Of State Farm Practices Ruling
A leading environmental group says it may appeal a state ruling that rejected stricter controls on farms in the most polluted watershed of Lake...» E-Mail This
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
View ArticleState Of Mind: The Acute Care System: Are We Going in the Right Direction?
Vermonters know the first part of this story: Tropical Storm Irene slammed into Vermont and flooded the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury. Patients were» E-Mail This
View ArticlePanel Wants Quick Vermont Yankee Decommissioning
A panel that advises state government on nuclear issues wants the Vermont Yankee plant dismantled promptly after it shuts down next year. Vermont Yankee is» E-Mail This
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