Environment
Drought cost Vermont farmers $15.9M
The majority of Vermont farmers claim 2025 was the worst drought they’d ever seen. Now, agricultural advocates are asking the state to fiscally support farmers facing climate extremes.
Charlotte wildlife corridor map up for revamp
The town’s conservation commission anticipates the work could cost roughly $25,000 to complete.
Mount Mansfield study looks at effects of shorter winters
The mountain’s snow season has shrunk by almost three weeks since 1965, with snowpack onset occurring later in the fall months and disappearing earlier in the spring months, according to National Weather Service data.
Ben & Jerry’s tops 2024 wastewater violations list for reporting lapses
The ice cream plant in Waterbury topped the list released this month by the state with 130 violations, due to a failure to submit a number of sampling reports.
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Vermont’s litigious climate superfund law pushes forward
With lawsuits overshadowing Vermont’s first-of-its-kind climate legislation, new state leaders have begun trying to decipher the costs of a warming planet.
Nine Vermont dams were removed in 2025. There are many more to go.
Dam removals can lower flood risk and benefit local ecology, but they also present unique challenges for Vermont.
As the new nuclear age rises, questions remain of the waste left behind
The Trump administration pushes nuclear power center stage. Vermont’s congressional delegation works to help communities storing the radioactive fuel left behind.
White out: Vermont’s tallest peak buried under record-breaking powder
Thursday’s warmer temperatures will spur modest snow melt, but a potential flash freeze Friday may cause hazardous road conditions.
Vermont farm hit with claims of dumping toxins into Lake Champlain waterways
Environmental groups sue Vorsteveld dairy operation in Addison County for alleged violations of Clean Water Act.
In Vernon, a panel explores a new approach to storing nuclear waste
A California think tank facilitated discussions in late November about how the federal government might work with communities to build a waste storage facility — this time, with the consent of those who might be affected.
In Lamoille County, property buyout process offers little solace for some flood survivors
The owner of a Johnson property worth $240,000 was offered about $40,000 by FEMA. “I feel like the mortgage company got their money, the town’s getting our property, and we’re getting sh-t,” Mandy Lacefield said.
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