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Gov. Shumlin Signs First-in-the-Nation Prohibition on “Fracking”

VNRC is extremely pleased with today's enactment of a law prohibiting hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” in the state of Vermont. The legislation is a proactive step to keep this dangerous practice out of the Green Mountain State. The soup of chemicals used in fracking threatens groundwater, and other natural resources. Groundwater is the source of drinking water for two-thirds of Vermonters. ...more

Vermont's Trout Rivers After Tropical Storm Irene

In a recent blog post, veteran news reporter Jon Margolis interviews VNRC Water Program Director Kim Greenwood as well as draws from a Fish and Wildlife Department report. His analysis explores the controversy over how we "fixed" – with negative consequences in many cases – rivers in parts of the state after tropical storm Irene. ...more

Court Rules in Favor of Citizen Access in Act 250

The Environmental Division of the Vermont Superior Court ruled April 26 in favor of citizen participation in Act 250 proceedings in a case involving a proposed development in Bennington. The Vermont Natural Resources Council and a group of Bennington residents who last year had been denied a full seat at the table in the Act 250 process hailed the decision....more

More Towns Pick Up the PACE

Thousands of Vermonters now have a new way to pay for insulating their homes, putting solar panels on their rooftops or installing wood pellet heating systems. Nearly two dozen towns approved the new “Property Assessed Clean Energy,” or PACE program at town meetings on March 6. Read Jake Brown's essay published in the Time Argus/Rutland Herald on March 25, 2012 here...more

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