AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoClimate & Policy Shake-Up: Massachusetts climate chief Melissa Hoffer is leaving the Healey administration to become president of Vermont Law and Graduate School, starting Dec. 1, a major leadership change for the state’s climate work. Urban Forestry: Montpelier says about 80% of downtown trees are in decline, with emerald ash borer driving high-risk losses, and the city is shifting to the “Stockholm planting” approach to help trees survive heat, pollution, and pests. Wildlife & Land Conservation: Vermont is moving to reunite Snake Mountain wildlife area land by buying back timber rights for 950 acres and adding 256 acres, aiming to strengthen habitat connectivity for wetlands and threatened bat species. Pollution & Waste Rules: Vermont regulators are drafting the first rules for depackaging equipment as more organics recovery expands, with early feedback showing tension between composters and anaerobic digesters over feedstock cleanliness. Research & Health: UVM researchers report in Nature that bat immune-system gene changes help explain bats’ long lifespans and cancer resistance, while Dartmouth Health and Geisel secure millions to study rural health-care access for older adults. Trade & Vermont Economy: U.S. Sen. Peter Welch and Rep. Brad Schneider introduce the BAD DEAL Act to repeal a tariff authority used in the Canada trade war, warning Vermont businesses face real costs.
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