The final Act 250 revision report requires developers to buy “carbon offsets,” limits forest fragmentation, boosts bike paths and public transportation, restricts development near “land trust” property, and requires local plan conformity.
A local man’s Trump flag is flying high again nearly two months after vandals torched a similar one in an act of political hate while the family slept.
Gov. Phil Scott’s inaugural speech on Thursday put in a good word for churches and housing, but his discussion of childcare, broadband and Act 250 solutions raises concerns.
On a recent episode of Vote for Vermont, host Pat McDonald had two education experts talk about Act 46 and the impact that district consolidation and potential school closures are going to have on small communities.
Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday delivered his second inaugural address, calling for bipartisan cooperation and listing priorities ranging from clean water funding and a reform of Act 250 to statewide testing of lead in schools.
Dozens of protesters wearing yellow vests showed up at the Statehouse on day-one of the 2019 legislative session to tell lawmakers that a carbon tax should not be on the agenda.
Recent developments in Morrisville and Hyde Park have exposed how zoning regulations, even with the best of intentions, can have negative impacts on efforts to keep homeless families out of sub-zero temperatures during the winter season.
The carbon tax hasn’t gained significant traction in the climate-conscious state of Vermont, but environmental activists have new approaches that could see progress in 2019.
As yellow-vested opponents of carbon taxation plan a Jan. 9 rally at the Statehouse, at least three different types of government carbon pricing are being considered.
The names of the individuals behind the letter have not been released but were described by Politico as ranging “from field organizers to some of the top officials on the 2016 campaign.”
“The decision was made in apparent response to the protests by a group called Justice For Palestine, who reflexively oppose anything connected to Israel and wish to persuade the world to boycott … the only post Holocaust true Jewish sanctuary in the entire world.”
The Commission on Act 250: the next 50 Years issued its “potential legislation” document Dec. 14 after more than a year of study.