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Under above-average conditions, supply margins could get tight, system operators said. -
For the 7th annual Rally for the Planet event, hundreds of students from all over Vermont marched to the Statehouse to advocate for climate action. -
A disagreement over the extent to which Act 250 has impeded the construction of affordable housing in Vermont has fueled an intensifying debate in Montpelier over proposed overhauls to a landmark statute that has governed development in the state for more than 50 years. -
How renewable is Vermont's electricity? 'Brave Little State' looks at fossil fuels in the power gridVermont Edition shares a recent episode of Brave Little State all about where the electricity in Vermont's power grid comes from. -
There is no state law requiring schools to test or address lead in drinking water at schools and daycare centers. But Massachusetts has a voluntary program for school lead testing that shows a high participation rate. -
A Senate committee has advanced a wide-ranging housing bill that sets the stage for yet another debate in Montpelier over the future of the state鈥檚 50-year-old land-use development law, called Act 250. -
Host Connor Cyrus speaks with a lawmaker, the head of Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources and a small business owner who delivers fuels and installs heating systems. -
When Mount Ascutney ski resort went bankrupt over a decade ago, it threw nearby West Windsor into turmoil. So the town took a risk and bought the ski area in 2015. Residents formed a non-profit called Ascutney Outdoors to run it, and the move paid off. -
Brave Little StateRemington Nevin of Quechee wants to know if Vermont鈥檚 electricity is truly as environmentally friendly as some claim it is. -
In 2020, Vermont became the first state in the country to legally require residents to compost food scraps. This is the first published research into that law, and another that bans single-use plastics for restaurant takeout.
