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States are making progress toward 100% clean electricity, like the power produced by these Arkansas-made wind turbines. Photo by U.S. Department of Energy/Flickr. The Biden administration has committed to a historically ambitious climate agenda. We can expect a profound shift in U.S. federal climate policy — from one of continued domestic rollbacks and international disengagement, to one of forward progress and cooperation. This is critical, as it is not possible to address the climate challenge without federal leadership, and time is running out to avert catastrophic levels of global warmi...

Robert Bonnie, former Under-Secretary at USDA, along with Leslie Jones, former Deputy Undersecretary at USDA, and Meryl Harrell, former Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment issued a Transition Memo as part of the CLIMATE 21 PROJECT for American farmers last November (read the full memo here). Ms. Jones has a terrific agriculture background, attending the College of the Atlantic, then on to Vermont Law School and then became General Counsel at the Wilderness Society. Ms. Jones then went on to become a key person at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   This was a rich week for the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee as we took testimony regarding some of the programs we consider our legacy. Early in the week, we heard from folks who work on the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative. Working Lands was created in 2012 to increase investment in our agriculture and forestry sectors. It was based on the hard work of many people appointed by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) to the Working Landscape Council. The Council consisted of representatives from the full spectrum of fa...

Tue, 01/26/2021 - 5:16pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Several community and business organizations have weighed in on Governor Scott's budget address, in which he outlined his plan for spending $6.8 billion. The governor has proposed using $210 million in one-time money on one-time initiatives. Much of that funding is going toward state technology upgrades, housing investments and economic opportunity. Governor Scott Proposes Funding Increase for Vermont Housing & Conservation Board In his Fiscal Year 2022 budget address delivered today, Governor Scott proposed a $20 million increase in f...

Governor Phil Scott FY22 Budget Address Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Madam President, Madam Speaker, Madam Pro Tem, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the General Assembly and fellow Vermonters: Last week, Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as our 46th President. This peaceful transfer of power was in stark contrast to the violent insurrection two weeks earlier − incited to undermine our Constitution and overturn the results of a free and fair election. In the end, the Constitution was followed, and truth and democracy prevailed. But we cannot pretend it didn’t happen or sweep it under the rug. The vi...