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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) and Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) applaud the Vermont Legislature for making historic investments in climate action, clean water, affordable housing, broadband, and other critical programs that will benefit Vermont’s people, environment, and communities. Governor Scott said today that he expects to sign the budget bill once it reaches his desk, barring any last minute changes. The Legislature could to adjourn as early as today.
“We are in a historic moment. State lawmakers today committed to unprecedented levels of investment in a better and more equitable Vermont, as they allocated federal funds to fight climate change, build smart growth affordable housing, clean up polluted waters, and support the state’s farm and forest economy,” said Brian Shupe, Executive Director of VNRC. “These investments will make Vermont’s communities, and our environment, stronger,”
MONTPELIER Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore invites the public to join her on Tuesday, May 25 from 4 to 5 p.m. for a virtual conversation about
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The climate crisis is one of the biggest public health threats of our time. However, many people donât realize that global weather patterns can actually have a bearing on their health. I consider it part of my responsibility as a medical professional to explain these challenges to my patients, especially as the weather starts to get unseasonably warm.
During physicals, I remind patients of all ages to check for ticks. A warming climate has caused an increased distribution and abundance of the ticks that cause Lyme Disease and other illnesses. This is a cause of anxiety for patients, and prevention is possible, with proper dress and diligence.
A new electric vehicle fast-charger at Mad River Taste Place in Waitsfield When the Vermont Senate passed its 2022 budget bill in late April, administration officials were less surprised by what was in the $7.1 billion bill than what
wasn t in it. Despite their heated rhetoric about the need to act urgently on the climate crisis, lawmakers had passed a bill that contained $28 million
less in climate investments next year than Gov. Phil Scott had proposed. The idea that climate didn t rise to the same level for the legislature as it did for the administration was striking to me, Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore said last week.