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Rhizome Announces Agreement with Vermont Electric Co-Op for Climate Vulnerability Tool Built Specifically for Muni/Co-Op Utilities
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rhizome today announced an agreement with Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) to help fortify and modernize the regional utility network through a specifically built climate risk product for municipal...

Not just temperature – New report shows exactly how weather affects EV range in the United States
Vaisala Press release March 18, 2025 Not just temperature – New report shows exactly how weather affects EV range in the United States While the effect of cold temperatures on electric vehicle (EV) range is well established, the overall effect of...

Shaftsbury Barracks / DUI & Negligent Operation
STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH CASE#: 25B3002595 RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Michael Arel STATION: Shaftsbury Barracks CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421 DATE/TIME: 06/29/2025 | 1608...

Bears Are Waking Up, Vermonters Should Take Down Birdfeeders and Secure Other Food Sources to Prevent Bear Conflicts
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has begun to receive reports of bears coming out of their dens and is urging Vermonters to remove their birdfeeders and take additional steps now to prevent conflicts with bears over the spring and summer....

Bears Are Waking Up, Vermonters Should Take Down Birdfeeders and Secure Other Food Sources to Prevent Bear Conflicts
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has begun to receive reports of bears coming out of their dens and is urging Vermonters to remove their birdfeeders and take additional steps now to prevent conflicts with bears over the spring and summer....

Environmental Crimes Bulletin - December 2024
View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: Cases by District/Circuit Guilty Pleas United States v. All Out Diesel, et al. No. 4:24-CR-00626 (Eastern District of Montana) AUSA Dianna Edwards On December 4, 2024, All Out Diesel, LLC, and...

Vermont Bee Expert Elected President of Apiary Inspectors of America
Joins other VAAFM officials with national leadership duties January 17, 2025 | Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets is pleased to announce that Brooke Decker has been elected President of the Apiary Inspectors of...

Vermont DEC Launches Clean Water Conversation Series: Centering on the Clean Water Community
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – January 15, 2025 Media Contacts: Sloane Sullivan, ECO AmeriCorps Clean Water Communications Specialist Department of Environmental Conservation 802-522-4042, Sloane.Sullivan@Partner.Vermont.gov Rachel Wood,...

Vermont DEC Launches Clean Water Conversation Series: Centering on the Clean Water Community
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – January 15, 2025 Media Contacts: Sloane Sullivan, ECO AmeriCorps Clean Water Communications Specialist Department of Environmental Conservation 802-522-4042, Sloane.Sullivan@Partner.Vermont.gov Rachel Wood,...

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces Pricing of Up to $25.0 Million of Vermont Economic Development Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2022A-2
RUTLAND, Vt., March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (“Casella”) (NASDAQ:CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today announced that it has priced the previously announced...

Vermont’s Preliminary Report on 2024 Deer Seasons
The final number of deer taken in Vermont’s 2024 hunting seasons will not be available for a few more weeks, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the final tally will be a little over 17,200 deer. Those deer will provide approximately...

Vermont’s Preliminary Report on 2024 Deer Seasons
The final number of deer taken in Vermont’s 2024 hunting seasons will not be available for a few more weeks, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the final tally will be a little over 17,200 deer. Those deer will provide approximately...

Ethan Allen Upholstery Plant Recognized as Environmentally & Socially Responsible for 6th Straight Year
DANBURY, Conn., March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the sixth consecutive year, Ethan Allen’s upholstery manufacturing plant in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico, has been honored as “Empresa Socialmente Responsible” (Environmentally and Socially...

St Johnsbury Barracks / Crash
STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH CASE#: 24A5005781 RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Tpr. Kimberly Elmore STATION: Derby CONTACT#: 802 334 8881 DATE/TIME: 07/02/2025 @ 1629 hours STREET: VT...

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces Offering of the Vermont Economic Development Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds
RUTLAND, Vt., Feb. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (“Casella”) (NASDAQ:CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today announced an offering of up to $25.0 million aggregate...

Two Vehicle Crash
STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH CASE#: 25A4005948 RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Jason Haley STATION: VSP St Johnsbury CONTACT#: 802-748-3111 DATE/TIME: 07/07/25 1249 hours...

Fish and Wildlife Board Invites Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Deer, Moose and Turkey Hunting Regulations
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board is inviting public comment on proposed changes to Vermont’s white-tailed deer, moose and turkey hunting regulations, as well as the rules for transporting wild game meat from out of state. The proposed deer...

Fish and Wildlife Board Invites Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Deer, Moose and Turkey Hunting Regulations
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board is inviting public comment on proposed changes to Vermont’s white-tailed deer, moose and turkey hunting regulations, as well as the rules for transporting wild game meat from out of state. The proposed deer...

Fish and Wildlife Proposes 2025 Moose Permit Allocation
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has proposed issuing 180 moose hunting permits in Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) E in the northeastern corner of the state in a continued effort to reduce the impact of winter ticks on moose in...

Fish and Wildlife Proposes 2025 Moose Permit Allocation
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has proposed issuing 180 moose hunting permits in Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) E in the northeastern corner of the state in a continued effort to reduce the impact of winter ticks on moose in...