Cities With the Highest Flood Risk in Every State
Floods accounted for three of the 14 natural disasters that caused at least $1 billion in damage in the United States in 2019. In total,...
What are they thinking? Congress and the Vermont Legislature Look to Enact New Climate Legislation
In this episode of Zero Net Fifty, Jennifer Delony and Joel Stronberg look at new climate proposals currently being considered by Congress and lawmakers in...
Vermonters Want To Keep Food Waste Out Of Landfills. They Just Don’t Want To Pay For it
Many Vermonters support a pending ban on food waste from landfills. But a new University of Vermont study found few people want to pay for...
Can Vermont Gov. Phil Scott weather the Democratic push to take sweeping climate action?
The Republican governor is signaling that he will oppose Democratic proposals to cut emissions in 2020 — an election year.
Area looking toward composting to reduce carbon footprint
What would the future of composting look like in the region? Local stakeholders and an out-of-state company are trying to figure that out.
Vermont doubles down on wood burning, with consequences for climate and health
Vermont is turning to its most abundant resource to help meet its renewable energy targets. But the bar for ‘carbon neutral’ may be higher than...
Vermont climate activists target lobbying firm MMR
The protesters called for MMR to drop clients they say are 'culpable' for climate change. ...
Vermont residents say clean water plan doesn’t address farm runoff
While many questioned whether the plan takes sufficient steps to address agriculture-related runoff, others defended the efforts farms are making....