/tags/climate-environment Climate & Environment en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:33:24 GMT /local-news/2025-04-01/dead-trees-in-streams-keep-a-surprising-amount-of-carbon-out-of-the-atmosphere A new study from the University of Vermont takes the first-ever look at how much carbon is stored in wood in streams across the Northeast. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:33:24 GMT /local-news/2025-04-01/dead-trees-in-streams-keep-a-surprising-amount-of-carbon-out-of-the-atmosphere Abagael Giles /2025-03-31/nh-lawmakers-study-leaving-new-england-electricity-system-regional-grid States aren’t technically members of ISO-New England, the regional grid operator. So leaving would mean instructing utilities and other organizations that own transmission lines to withdraw from the organization themselves. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:53:43 GMT /2025-03-31/nh-lawmakers-study-leaving-new-england-electricity-system-regional-grid Mara Hoplamazian /local-news/2025-03-31/farmer-led-project-gets-grant-to-recycle-agricultural-plastics Guy Crosby collects plastic waste from farms and brings them to a landfill in New Hampshire, where they are compacted into a bale. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:38:30 GMT /local-news/2025-03-31/farmer-led-project-gets-grant-to-recycle-agricultural-plastics Natalie Bankmann, Community News Service /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-30/some-hydrangeas-need-pruning-now-heres-how If you have hydrangea bushes in your landscape that flower in late summer or early fall, now is the time to cut them back so they'll produce their best blooms. Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-30/some-hydrangeas-need-pruning-now-heres-how Charlie Nardozzi, Mary Williams Engisch /local-news/2025-03-28/out-there-shearing-season And other bright spots from spring. Plus, another eclipse Saturday morning. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-28/out-there-shearing-season /local-news/2025-03-28/sights-and-sounds-of-spring-sugaring-at-maple-open-house-weekend Vermont produces more than half of the country’s maple syrup. And on Maple Open House Weekend, dozens of sugarhouses across the state invite visitors in to see how it’s done. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-28/sights-and-sounds-of-spring-sugaring-at-maple-open-house-weekend Kate Lewton, Community News Service, Kelsey Tolchin-Kupferer /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-27/bats-get-a-bad-rap-but-vermonts-ecosystems-depend-on-them Some of Vermont's nine bat species are endangered, and others are being threatened by disease and habitat destruction. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:21:25 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-27/bats-get-a-bad-rap-but-vermonts-ecosystems-depend-on-them Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2025-03-26/commercial-anglers-fish-buyers-grill-regulators-at-hearing-over-proposed-rule-changes-crappie At a hearing Tuesday night, commercial anglers urged state regulators not to adopt proposed changes to Vermont’s panfish rules. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:36:55 GMT /local-news/2025-03-26/commercial-anglers-fish-buyers-grill-regulators-at-hearing-over-proposed-rule-changes-crappie Abagael Giles /local-news/2025-03-26/4000-tons-20-million-big-macs-whales-bring-tropics-nutrients-nitrogen-phosphorus-whale-pee A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems. The answer is: a lot. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-26/4000-tons-20-million-big-macs-whales-bring-tropics-nutrients-nitrogen-phosphorus-whale-pee Abagael Giles /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-23/nourish-protect-crocus-daffodil-tulip-bulbs-now-begin-emerge It's spring, and bulbs will flower soon. Nourish and protect them now with simple techniques. Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-23/nourish-protect-crocus-daffodil-tulip-bulbs-now-begin-emerge Charlie Nardozzi, Mary Williams Engisch