Agency of Natural Resources /tags/agency-of-natural-resources Agency of Natural Resources en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:36:37 GMT Vermont wants to buy land in Bennington County that may (or may not) have ties to historic rebellion /local-news/2024-08-23/vermont-wants-to-buy-land-in-bennington-county-that-may-or-may-not-have-ties-to-historic-rebellion The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation says it wants to establish a new state forest near a site where the followers of Daniel Shays may have hid after raiding the U.S. armory in Springfield, Mass. during the winter of 1786-1787. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:36:37 GMT /local-news/2024-08-23/vermont-wants-to-buy-land-in-bennington-county-that-may-or-may-not-have-ties-to-historic-rebellion Howard Weiss-Tisman Because of PCBs, North Country’s students will come back to school in tents /local-news/2024-08-22/because-of-pcbs-north-countrys-students-will-come-back-to-school-in-tents A state law passed in 2021 requires all schools, public or private, built or renovated before 1980 to test for the toxic chemicals. For North Country superintendent Elaine Collins, the Newport school’s experience shows that lawmakers gave “zero thoughtâ€� to “what might happen if we actually found PCBs in schools.â€� Thu, 22 Aug 2024 22:07:58 GMT /local-news/2024-08-22/because-of-pcbs-north-countrys-students-will-come-back-to-school-in-tents Lola Duffort What will happen to Green River Reservoir if its dam is decommissioned? /show/vermont-edition/2022-05-30/what-will-happen-to-green-river-reservoir-if-its-dam-is-decommissioned This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak discusses the possible decommissioning of a dam in Lamoille County and what it would mean for the Green River Reservoir. Mon, 30 May 2022 16:52:07 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-05-30/what-will-happen-to-green-river-reservoir-if-its-dam-is-decommissioned Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer Is Lake Memphremagog 'In Crisis'? 3,700 Petitioners Say Yes. A Watershed Nonprofit Disagrees /vpr-news/2021-04-15/is-lake-memphremagog-in-crisis-3-700-petitioners-say-yes-a-watershed-nonprofit-disagrees More than 3,700 people have signed a petition asking Vermont to designate Lake Memphremagog a “lake in crisis.â€� It's a unique label that can bring extraâ€� Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:25:54 GMT /vpr-news/2021-04-15/is-lake-memphremagog-in-crisis-3-700-petitioners-say-yes-a-watershed-nonprofit-disagrees Mitch Wertlieb, Matthew F Smith EPA Report Cites Progress On Lake Champlain Cleanup, But Activist Remains Skeptical /vpr-news/2020-04-28/epa-report-cites-progress-on-lake-champlain-cleanup-but-activist-remains-skeptical The Environmental Protection Agency says Vermont is on track to meet its cleanup goals for Lake Champlain, an assessment one leading environmentalâ€� Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:37:11 GMT /vpr-news/2020-04-28/epa-report-cites-progress-on-lake-champlain-cleanup-but-activist-remains-skeptical John Dillon Reporter Debrief: Vermont's Split Water Regulation System Sows Confusion, Pollution /programs/2020-02-13/reporter-debrief-vermonts-split-water-regulation-system-sows-confusion-pollution For decades, the federal Clean Water Act â€� and Vermont state law â€� have made it illegal to have farm waste enter the water stream. Farms of all sizes faceâ€� Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:09:59 GMT /programs/2020-02-13/reporter-debrief-vermonts-split-water-regulation-system-sows-confusion-pollution Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith Who Regulates Vermont's Water? Records Show Confusion, Delayed Enforcement By Two Agencies /vpr-news/2020-02-07/who-regulates-vermonts-water-records-show-confusion-delayed-enforcement-by-two-agencies Two Vermont agencies share responsibility for regulating water pollution from farms. But public records reviewed by VPR show the bureaucratic divide canâ€� Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:28:13 GMT /vpr-news/2020-02-07/who-regulates-vermonts-water-records-show-confusion-delayed-enforcement-by-two-agencies John Dillon ANR Report Shows First Drop In Vermont's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Since 2011 /vpr-news/2020-01-10/anr-report-shows-first-drop-in-vermonts-greenhouse-gas-emissions-since-2011 Greenhouse gas emissions decreased 4% from 2015 to 2016, according to a report released this month by the Agency of Natural Resources, marking the firstâ€� Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:18:09 GMT /vpr-news/2020-01-10/anr-report-shows-first-drop-in-vermonts-greenhouse-gas-emissions-since-2011 Anna Van Dine Utility Warns Of Impacts After Court Protects Water Quality Over Power Resources /vpr-news/2019-11-26/utility-warns-of-impacts-after-court-protects-water-quality-over-power-resources The municipal utility in Morrisville says a recent court ruling threatens the future of the popular Green River Reservoir.The Vermont Supreme Court ruledâ€� Tue, 26 Nov 2019 21:07:49 GMT /vpr-news/2019-11-26/utility-warns-of-impacts-after-court-protects-water-quality-over-power-resources John Dillon After Cotton Brook Landslide, State Officials Start Building Statewide Hazard Map /programs/2019-08-23/after-cotton-brook-landslide-state-officials-start-building-statewide-hazard-map Earlier this year, Vermont recorded one of its biggest landslides on record in Waterbury's Cotton Brook area of the Mount Mansfield State Forest. No oneâ€� Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:32:38 GMT /programs/2019-08-23/after-cotton-brook-landslide-state-officials-start-building-statewide-hazard-map Bob Kinzel, Matthew F Smith