AGP Executive Report
Last update: 14 minutes agoElm Rescue Effort: U.S. Forest Service and Nature Conservancy Vermont are testing Dutch elm disease resistance by injecting 6,000 young American elms with the pathogen; survivors will feed a breeding program aimed at restoring genetically diverse, disease-tolerant trees in forests, riverbanks and backyards. Public Health & Climate: New York City reports five human West Nile cases across four boroughs, with officials urging repellents and removal of standing water as longer mosquito seasons linked to warming raise risk. Toxic Pollution Watch: North Country Union High School in Newport is still dealing with PCB contamination, adding classroom air purifiers after 2024 findings and looking to the state for help as officials weigh major fixes. Vermont Community & Recovery: Addison County’s Peer Recovery Center is holding a Sept. 2 open house and ribbon cutting for its new permanent home in Middlebury, offering free, confidential, peer-led recovery support. Local Weather Outlook: A new winter forecast map tied to strengthening El Niño suggests mostly milder conditions for much of the U.S., with colder, heavier-snow pockets from central New England into the Appalachians and Ohio Valley.
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