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Towns face potential costs under new state road rules
A road shows erosion damage after heavy rain. File photo by Josh Larkin/VTDigger Citing water quality concerns, Vermont officials are proposing a host of new standards aimed at significantly reducing...
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Moore gives large developers a pass on parking lot rule
Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore. File photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger Julie Moore, the Agency of Natural Resources secretary, told lawmakers Wednesday that she missed a Jan. 1 deadline...
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Editor’s note: This commentary is by Julie Moore, the secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Stormwater runoff is a serious water quality problem in Vermont that demands action. There is...
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Rutland wrestles with aging wastewater infrastructure
Jeff Wennberg is the Rutland public works commissioner. File photo by Adam Federman/VTDigger The city of Rutland released 9.7 million gallons of stormwater and wastewater into East and Otter creeks...
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The Deeper Dig: When waste hits waterways
Jeff Wennberg is Rutland’s commissioner of public works. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Deeper Dig is a weekly podcast from the VTDigger newsroom. Listen below, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts,...
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Towns wary of cost of proposed roadway erosion control permit program
A washed out road in South Newfane taken one year after Topical Storm Irene. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger A proposal to clean up Lake Champlain includes a statewide road permit to reduce stormwater...
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State looks beyond the shoreline in effort to clean up Lake Champlain
David Mears, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, testified before lawmakers on Wednesday on the state’s plan to restore Lake Champlain’s water quality. Photo by John...
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Diluted water cleanup bill gets preliminary approval in House
The Vilas Bridge over Bellows Falls gorge. Photo by Chris Bertelsen/Brattleboro ReformerThe House on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a bill designed to improve the state’s waterways. But even...
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EPA sticks to its call for state resources to clean up Lake Champlain
The Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to the state last week calling on the Shumlin administration to come up with money to implement the Lake Champlain cleanup plan. “Turning a good plan...
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Shumlin charts course for Lake Champlain cleanup
Gov. Peter Shumlin. VTDigger file photoGov. Peter Shumlin unveiled the state’s 20-year plan to clean up Lake Champlain on Thursday. In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, Shumlin outlined...
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Administration begins action on water quality
One week after Gov. Peter Shumlin cast a spotlight on water quality in his inaugural address, the administration presented an early draft to lawmakers of legislation designed to curb pollution into...
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Public survey will help Burlington prioritize water quality projects
The online survey for Burlington residents that will help planners prioritize water quality projects. The city of Burlington is giving residents an opportunity to decide which water quality planning...
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Auditor questions use of lake cleanup funds
The Burlington wastewater treatment facility on Lavalley Lane in Burlington. Bacteria process wastewater in the aeration tanks, foreground. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger State Auditor Doug Hoffer says...
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Champlain Islands organizations launch study of Keeler Bay
Keeler Bay. Photo via Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department Michele Gammal, the owner of Keeler Bay Marina in South Hero, said her husband and co-owner Michael is building an aquatic weed harvester...
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Vermont farms shouldn’t pay local stormwater fees, state says, but towns...
This is an example of a roadside channel that carries runoff to nearby water bodies. Photo courtesy of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Abby Carroll is a reporter with Community News Service,...
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