Climate

Public input on Climate Action Plan now sought

The Vermont Climate Council must update the Climate Action Plan by July 1. The plan is updated every four years, as required by the Global Warming Solutions Act. The draft plan contains around 250 climate actions, 40 of which are being proposed as top priorities. Vermonters are invited to offer...

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Ways to help reduce energy costs

Is it time to get a heat pump? Where to start?
DOVER - As summer begins and warmer weather moves in — temperatures are expected to top 90 degrees this week — some locals may be asking themselves whether they need to find new ways to cool their homes. One such option is a heat pump, which...

Twin Valley Middle High School

Snapshot discrepancy puts school on list

WILMINGTON- Board members heard updates from school administrators and staff, and met with their director of climate, belonging, and inclusion at their regular meeting on Wednesday, September 27.
Twin Valley Middle High School Principal Anna Roth gave a brief update on the state’s annual “...

Campany

Climate council plan calls for forward thinking

Editor’s note: In our December 16 edition, we talked to Abbie Corse, who served on the Vermont Climate Council, which released its initial Vermont Climate Action Plan on December 1. Corse was one of two representatives from southern Vermont on the council. This piece features the other...

Abbie Corse at her family’s Whitingham farm. File photo

Climate plan doesn’t meet people where they are

Local council member supportive but concerned about rural impacts WHITINGHAM - On December 1, the Vermont Climate Council released its Climate Action Plan, a 273-page document that outlines the council’s suggestions for action on climate change. Council member Abbie Corse, of...