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Advocacy groups are criticizing Governor Phil Scott for vetoing a bill that would restrict the use of a pesticide that kills bees.

With a Democratic/Progressive supermajority in the Vermont Legislature this session, environmental advocates in the state are hoping that aggressive action on climate legislation will be passed during the biennium.

A bill has been introduced in the Vermont Senate to implement Ranked Choice Voting in certain elections. A statewide advocacy group has launched an advertising campaign featuring the bills’ key sponsors to promote the idea.

The Vermont Public Interest Research Group is launching a new ad campaign promoting ranked choice voting legislation.

Nearly 30 advocacy organizations outlined a 2020 Climate Action Plan at the Vermont Statehouse this week. The groups say the proposed polices would enact…

Since President Trump was inaugurated and Republicans obtained control of Congress, there has been heightened concern over future environmental policies.…

A new center is being formed in Vermont to study the sound impact industrial wind turbines have on the surrounding area. But an advocacy group claims such…

World leaders are discussing the climate in Paris, but it’s very much on the minds of activists closer to home. Members of the Energy Independent Vermont…

People for Positive Action, an advocacy and environmental action group in Plattsburgh, hosted a “People’s Summit on Energy and the Environment” at SUNY…