Vermont, floods
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Experts say while the timing of the floods may be a coincidence, the type of weather systems that fueled them is not.
The concurrent flood events provided clear evidence of the vulnerabilities in these rural communities and how more needs to be done to shore up homes and communities in low-lying areas across the state.
Vermont Business Magazine On June 23, the Vermont Climate Council adopted the updated Vermont Climate Action Plan. As required by the 2020 Global Warming Solutions Act, the plan identifies actions to reduce greenhouse gas emission and help Vermont prepare for the impacts of climate change,
The full plan is more than 300 pages long, so for a shorter read the council also made a list of its top ten highest-priority recommendations.
The Vermont Climate Superfund Law aimed at holding oil companies financially responsible for flooding and other damages caused by climate change is facing a flurry of litigation that Gov. Phil Scott anticipated when he declined to endorse the measure last year.
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.
Officials are asking the public to help identify and count butterflies. They call it the "Butterfly Atlas," and it's a five-year survey that happens every 20 years.
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The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and fears haven't abated since then given the mixed messages from the White House
After two years of historic floods and a radically changed political landscape, Vermont's plan for a changing climate has received its first update.