Apr 01, 2022
What Does It Mean to Reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050?
As nearly every New England state has instituted mandatory cuts to climate-damaging pollution, the term “net zero by 2050” has popped up a lot. What does it even mean?
State: Vermont
Mar 29, 2022
Guest Blog: How Justice and Health Connect to Climate Change in Vermont
Our health is inextricably tied to the environment’s health, especially for communities overburdened by climate change. It’s for this reason Vermont needs an environmental justice law.
Mar 16, 2022
Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Fix Vermont’s Clean Water Enforcement Challenges
“The ongoing turf war between these two state agencies is harming water quality in Vermont,” said Elena Mihaly, Vice President of CLF Vermont. “Farmers have made great progress reducing pollution from their properties, but that progress is being hindered by this irreparable bureaucratic conflict. The Agency of Natural Resources should be solely responsible for overseeing the Clean Water Act, and we’re asking the EPA to make sure that happens.”
Mar 10, 2022
Five Elements of a Strong Producer Responsibility for Packaging Bill
A typical trip to the store means leaving with more than I came for. Why? Because everything is needlessly wrapped in layers and layers of packaging. We can and must hold companies responsible for the waste they create. And we can do that through a modern Producer Responsibility for Packaging Law.
Mar 03, 2022
We Resolve to Keep Fighting for Strong Climate Laws
Climate laws create mandatory targets to slash polluting emissions – and we’re continuing to advocate for them throughout 2022.
Feb 21, 2022
Officials Deny GlobalFoundries Effort to Become its Own Utility
“The PUC made the right call today,” said Chase Whiting, CLF Vermont staff attorney. “Allowing GlobalFoundries to skirt the state’s climate laws would set us back years in reaching our pollution reduction goals. This would be nothing more than an illegal loophole for a wealthy corporation, and officials saw right through it.”
Feb 14, 2022
We Know Big Storms are Growing More Frequent and Severe. We Need to Prepare for Them Now.
About 350,000 homes and businesses lost power in early February as a winter storm rolled across the country. The storm was mercifully much less deadly than the one last year, but now is the time to prepare for the next one.
Feb 09, 2022
5 Ways Big Beverage Sabotages Recycling Reform
Big Beverage companies drive the global plastic pollution crisis, thanks to the single-use bottles in which they sell their beverages. They also do everything they can to maintain the status quo by sabotaging efforts to reform our recycling systems. That’s why we’re exposing Big Beverage’s playbook – because we can no longer afford to let them avoid responsibility while we drown in plastic pollution.
Feb 09, 2022
The Big Beverage Playbook for Avoiding Responsibility
We’re exposing Big Beverage’s playbook – because we can no longer afford to let them avoid responsibility while we drown in plastic pollution.
Feb 08, 2022
Turn Off the Gas
Winter snow and ice bring out Big Gas’s fearmongers. Why is the region’s electric grid operator among them?
