Emma Cotton

Environmentalists have argued that McNeil has lost millions of dollars in the last decade. In a new regulatory filing, Burlington Electric Department says their analysis is flawed.

The Wednesday night forum, hosted by VTDigger and Vermont Public, was the first to feature the leading candidates for the U.S. Senate seat.

The Wednesday night forum, hosted by VTDigger and Vermont Public, was the first to feature the leading candidates for the U.S. Senate seat.

“We're lucky in Vermont to have a little less vitriol than they do in some parts of this country, but we are not immune to it,” said Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas on Tuesday.

During the legislative session that begins in January, a new slate of lawmakers — to be elected next week — are expected to consider the clean heat standard again, and this time, decide whether to implement the program, change it, or abandon it altogether.

Some voters said they were turning out to vote in the bitterly contested presidential race. Others said they were motivated by state issues.

The results of national races for the U.S. Senate may challenge Sanders’ ability to work effectively in Washington D.C., during his next term.

“It’s disappointing, but it is not surprising,” said Meg Modley with the Lake Champlain Basin Program. The clam has already been found in the Lake Champlain canal, Lake George and Lake Bomoseen.

Vermont officials have confirmed the presence of the invasive golden clam in Lake Champlain, bringing the total count of aquatic, nonnative invasive species in the lake to 52. “It’s disappointing, but it is not surprising,” said Meg Modley, aquatic...

As a small state, Vermont leans on federal funding to support a range of environmental programs. So Vermonters and the agencies that work for them are likely to feel the policy shift directly.