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FEMA gets to work helping Vermont recover from remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl
August 28, 2024
Less than one week since President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for the seven Vermont counties hit hardest by the storm, 513 Vermonters have applied for individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Nicaraguans made central Vermont home in the past year, but they may not be able to stay
August 11, 2024
Dozens came to the Montpelier area under a time-limited humanitarian program, but its expiration date is fast approaching.
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As Vermont’s weather worsens, emergency communications aren’t reaching all of its rural residents
July 28, 2024
Local officials say they can only do so much, and only a fraction of Vermonters have signed up for the state-level emergency alert system.
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Amid a flood of bad news, a 90-year-old Vermonter finds reason to sing
July 21, 2024
“Time is fleeting, kid — use it right,” says Barbara Lloyd, who is celebrating her 70th anniversary as a member of the Weston Theater Company with a showstopping role seemingly scripted for turbulent times.
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Locals worry flood assistance won’t reach rural and remote Essex County
July 19, 2024
“This is the ruralest part of Vermont, and they don’t know to call 211, they don’t know where to reach out for resources,” one area service provider said. “It’s Vermont pride, too. You know, we kind of suck it up, do it ourselves. We’re not really good at asking for help.”
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Amid uncertainty about where floods could strike, towns prepare for the worst
July 10, 2024
“We can’t change the river, but we can change how we respond to it,” Waterbury’s municipal manager said.
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As Vermont homelessness rises, US Supreme Court ruling gives towns more authority to punish camping
July 03, 2024
Experts anticipate the ruling will influence homelessness policy nationwide, including in Vermont, where cities and towns are bracing for more people to lose their shelter over the next few months.
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Vermonters with hearing and vision loss fear end of a pilot program
June 23, 2024
The program helps Vermonters with hearing and vision loss run errands, attend events and socialize. But grant funding is slated to expire this fall, and clients and advocates fear the program will cease without it.
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Zoning in Huntington held a Vermonter back. So he moved his house to Bolton.
June 19, 2024
The adjacent towns have different land use rules for forested mountain areas. One resident acted on the opportunity.
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After Vermont bear video goes viral, officials warn that such encounters aren’t harmless
June 13, 2024
The video is an example of increasingly common human-bear encounters in the state, which can turn dangerous for both bears and people, an official with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department said.
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Leaving Big Pharma for mushroom farming, Wiseman family finds purpose in Worcester
June 02, 2024
The products, the Wisemans say, can boost immune systems, improve memory and energy and spur a range of other healthy body functions.
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Vermont set to become first state in the nation to ‘make big oil pay’
May 30, 2024
Gov. Phil Scott has allowed two of the session’s most consequential bills related to climate change to become law without his signature. One holds big oil companies accountable for the damage climate change has caused in Vermont, and another is designed to protect Vermonters from the impacts of more frequent flooding as a result of a warmer atmosphere.
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Lawmakers pass flood disclosure requirements for home sellers, landlords
May 14, 2024
Vermont now joins a growing list of states that mandate flood risk disclosure for real estate transactions, as climate change fuels more extreme weather.
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Dispute over Abenaki identity in Vermont grows more entrenched
May 03, 2024
“We’re going to keep on pushing this,” said the chief of an Abenaki tribe in Canada that maintains many members of Vermont’s state-recognized tribes aren’t Indigenous.
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The future of fertilizer? Pee, says this Brattleboro institute
April 29, 2024
The institute, its partners and others in the sustainability industry see the practice — dubbed “peecycling” — as a cheap, easy and less-destructive method than synthetic fertilizer.
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