AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoVermont Cleanup Watch: Springfield’s former J&L plant brownfield cleanup is moving ahead, with crews planning a month of enhanced recovery to pull bunker oil (NAPL) from under the slab using a bio-solvent and the site’s existing well network, then treating what’s extracted before discharge through the town sewer. Wildlife Management: Vermont set its resident Canada goose hunting seasons for Sept. 1-25 statewide, plus additional fall seasons with zone-specific bag limits, aiming to reduce resident populations ahead of migrating birds. Climate Resilience & Infrastructure: A new study warns that culverts under the federal “bridge” threshold can fail without regular inspection, leaving rural communities vulnerable during storms like Irene; researchers modeled impacts across the Deerfield watershed. STEM for the Next Generation: ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain and GlobalFoundries are expanding mobile STEM festivals and teacher training statewide, including rural outreach. Local Innovation: A Central Vermont high schooler is building an AI-powered flood prediction and disaster response tool after volunteering on the Ipswich River watershed. Energy Transition: A report says California could get major grid storage from EVs via vehicle-to-grid, but utilities need simpler rules for drivers to join.
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