Abagael Giles
Reporter, Environment & Climate ChangeAbagael is ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý's climate and environment reporter, focusing on the energy transition and how the climate crisis is impacting Vermonters â€� and Vermont’s landscape.
Abagael joined ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý in 2020. Previously, she was the assistant editor at Vermont Sports and Vermont Ski + Ride magazines. She covered dairy and agriculture for The Addison Independent and got her start covering land use, water and the Los Angeles Aqueduct for The Sheet: News, Views & Culture of the Eastern Sierra in Mammoth Lakes, Ca.
-
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Petroleum Institute have sued Vermont over a landmark climate law that seeks damages for climate change from big oil companies, and is modeled after the federal Superfund program. -
A dental clinic in Middlebury specializes in serving Spanish-speaking immigrant farmworkers, who typically face big barriers to care. Plus, Vermont still has one of the highest per capita homelessness rates in the country, a Shelburne nonprofit hopes to provide free online resources for people caring for aging loved ones, the new year means a new Old Farmer's Almanac, and the Rutland County Humane Society may have found a new shelter space. -
The owners of the flock notified state officials on Dec. 18, after one of their birds died suddenly and others became sick. -
A judge has allowed a 2021 lawsuit filed by the state of Vermont against major fossil fuel companies to move forward. -
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to restrict and roll back environmental regulations on clean air and water. What could that mean for Vermont? -
A 450-acre parcel of private land has been permanently conserved in Addison County, and will be open to the public indefinitely as Monkton's new town forest. -
Vermont saw record total voter turnout in the 2024 general election, the Secretary of State says. -
Lake scientists say a new invasive species has been discovered in Lake Champlain � the golden clam. -
Recovering from and adapting to flooding is a long and complicated process for towns. And often, there’s no roadmap for how to do it. Barre City wants to make one. And if it works, it could be the kind of climate solution that helps other Vermont communities too. -
At a public forum this week before the state's Public Utility Commission, more than 30 people urged regulators to strike biofuels and wood heat from a controversial climate policy. But a few participants said burning wood is a critical part of Vermont's identity.
