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Flooding hits Vermont on anniversary of two previous July floods

Flooding hits Vermont on anniversary of two previous July floods

Parts of Vermont experienced serious flooding issues on Thursday, on the anniversary of the previous two July floods that devastated the state. Unlike the last two years, which caused widespread damage, this week's flooding was more localized....

Summer reading by Vermonters: A guide from fiction to nature guides

Summer reading by Vermonters: A guide from fiction to nature guides

This article recommends recently published books by Vermont authors for summer reading. The books span various genres, including fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, children's literature, and poetry. Many of the books are set in Vermont or draw...

What to know about the Arizona special election primary for Grijalva’s seat

What to know about the Arizona special election primary for Grijalva’s seat

For more than two decades, much of Southern Arizona was represented by Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, a liberal stalwart who championed environmental causes, supported immigrant rights and advocated on behalf of indigenous communities. The Democrat was in...

Snow Farm Vineyard is the oldest winery in Vermont

Snow Farm Vineyard is the oldest winery in Vermont

Looking to celebrate summer by enjoying a drink outdoors? Luckily, Vermont plenty of scenic places immersed in nature or down by the water to enjoy a craft beverage, including breweries, rooftop bars and for the wine lovers, vineyards. But which...

Burlington's Walsh wins Vermont Amateur

Burlington's Walsh wins Vermont Amateur

MANCHESTER — Burlington Country Club's Michael Walsh had been knocking on the door of a Vermont Amateur golf championship for multiple years. This year, he was determined to kick that door in. Walsh did just that. The Burlington golfer captured...

REILLY | Don’t Let School Get in the Way of Your Education

REILLY | Don’t Let School Get in the Way of Your Education

My dad’s dad, John Joseph Reilly, used to say that. A strange quote from an educator — he was a high school social studies teacher in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Grandpa Reilly died before I was born, when my dad was only a freshman at Davidson...

As tick populations rise in Vermont, health officials urge precautions 

As tick populations rise in Vermont, health officials urge precautions 

A blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, which is a carrier of Lyme disease. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP Invasive plants, new housing development and climate change are boosting tick...

Flash flood damage comes into focus in Northeast Kingdom, Addison County

Flash flood damage comes into focus in Northeast Kingdom, Addison County

Updated at 3:24 p.m. Communities in the Northeast Kingdom and Addison County are working to recover from storm damage Thursday evening. Several rounds of slow-moving showers and thunderstorms dropped 3 to 5 inches of rain that washed out roads,...

Vermont climate goals face setbacks as federal support disappears

Vermont climate goals face setbacks as federal support disappears

Vermont’s updated Climate Action Plan outlines major steps to cut carbon emissions, but faces steep financial and political barriers as federal climate funding disappears under the Trump administration. Austyn Gaffney reports for VTDigger. In...

‘It’s unfathomable.’ Flooding strikes portions of Vermont on July 10 for third consecutive year.

‘It’s unfathomable.’ Flooding strikes portions of Vermont on July 10 for third consecutive year.

Up to 5 inches of rain inundated parts of Vermont’s rural Northeast Kingdom over just one to two hours Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, prompting flash flooding and causing heavy damage in certain areas. Roughly 20...

Wildlife course for educators coming July 20-25

Wildlife course for educators coming July 20-25

MONTPELIER — Vermont’s fish and wildlife summer course for educators will be held July 20-25 at the Buck Lake Conservation Camp in Woodbury, and there is still room for a few more participants. “Wildlife Management and Outdoor Education Techniques...

Recent Vermont flooding cited in state Climate Action Plan

Recent Vermont flooding cited in state Climate Action Plan

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - This week marks the anniversaries of devastating flooding that swamped Vermont in July of 2023 and 2024. It comes as Vermont is in the midst of updating its Climate Action Plan, which includes the back-to-back flooding as...

Localized flooding in Vermont prompts water rescues on the anniversary of the last two July floods

Localized flooding in Vermont prompts water rescues on the anniversary of the last two July floods

On the anniversary of the last two July floods, a few communities in Vermont experienced another round of damaging flash flooding. Unlike the last two years, this year's flooding was much more isolated. Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped over five...

Vermont, Ohio, North Carolina, and Oregon enact K-12 cellphone bans

Welcome to the Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Vermont, Ohio, North Carolina, and Oregon enact K-12 cellphone bans Nine candidates running in Aug. 5 primary for mayor of...

Wing watchers: Get to know the basics of Northwest Vermont’s birding scene

Wing watchers: Get to know the basics of Northwest Vermont’s birding scene

FRANKLIN COUNTY – This summer, walk slowly, listen closely and look to the trees for the many birds who call Vermont home during the hot season. From the marshes of Arrowhead Lake in Georgia to the waters of Lake Carmi in Franklin, the swamps of...

Vermonters Fight To Free Their Dairy Farmworker Neighbors

Vermonters Fight To Free Their Dairy Farmworker Neighbors

On a cool May afternoon, a group of Vermonters crowded into the cheerful, teal-painted headquarters of Migrant Justice, a human rights organization led by immigrant farmworkers. The team of over a dozen volunteers assembled quickly, in just a...

Flash flooding hits towns in Vermont for the 3rd year in a row

Flash flooding hits towns in Vermont for the 3rd year in a row

A bridge on Route 114 in East Haven washed out in the early evening of Thursday, July 10. Photo courtesy of Anna Cronin Updated at 12:06 a.m. Severe thunderstorms on Thursday caused flash flooding across parts of Vermont, particularly in the...

FEMA frustrations continue over Vermont disaster response

FEMA frustrations continue over Vermont disaster response

PEACHAM, Vt. (WCAX) - Peacham was one of many communities hard hit by flooding last year. Residents were there for each other to help out in the disaster, and one year later, the message remains the same. Driving through Peacham, you wouldn’t...

Protect rural Vermont by supporting rural schools

Protect rural Vermont by supporting rural schools

While it’s summer and classrooms are quiet, school board work across Vermont is anything but. With the passage of H.454 and major education transformation on the horizon, school boards from Arlington to Canaan are deep in discussion, preparing for...

Gov. Phil Scott appoints 2 new leaders of state environmental departments

Gov. Phil Scott appoints 2 new leaders of state environmental departments

The Deane C. Davis building, which houses the Department of Environmental Conservation and Fish & Wildlife Department, in Montpelier on Thursday, July 10. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday announced two new leadership...

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