
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.
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The largest remaining stretch of the Long Trail that runs through unprotected private land will now be permanently open to the public.
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Brave Little StateClimate change is here, and the state’s energy transition is underway. A lot of uncertainty remains.
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A new report from the state's Public Utility Commission says a clean heat standard is not the right policy solution for Vermont to reduce its emissions in the thermal sector, and that it plans to pitch an alternative.
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A plan for how to manage central Vermont’s Worcester Range has been finalized. Earlier drafts spurred passionate public comment about climate change and public lands management.
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For 50 years, the United Church of Underhill’s Old Fashioned Harvest Market has welcomed scores of visitors. And James Morris has been there most of that time � his voice booming over the hubbub.
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓý education reporter Lola Duffort speaks to a Vermont native who researched the effects of a controversial state law mandating consolidation of smaller school districts. Plus, a conservation nonprofit is suing the state over potentially missing greenhouse gas emission targets, the Chester Selectboard punts on considering pro-development zoning regulations after hearing concerns from residents, Vermont’s archery deer season starts next week, and interim Education Secretary Zoie Saunders wants to make school offerings more equitable.
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Conservation Law Foundation, a regional environmental advocacy group, is suing Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources, alleging the agency has failed to keep Vermont on track to meet a key deadline to reduce climate warming greenhouse gas emissions.
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The EPA is now calling for the Agency of Natural Resources to have sole authority over water quality on Vermont farms.
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The Burlington Electric Department said they'll place a portion of the new electric vehicle chargers in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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Vermont has a reputation for being a place that is relatively safe from the worst impacts of climate change. However, the latest series of climate fueled flooding disasters is raising questions about whether that’s the case.