AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoClimate Court Fight: A coalition of Democratic attorneys general and cities sued the Trump administration over EPA’s repeal of power-plant greenhouse gas limits, arguing the rollback violates the Clean Air Act and will worsen extreme heat, storms, flooding, and wildfire smoke. Vermont Shoreland Rules: The state DEC is urging lakefront owners to remove docks or let them freeze in place, and to skip dock aeration/bubblers unless they have a Lake Encroachment Permit—because open-water pools can make winter recreation unsafe and can affect lake health. Fall Foliage Watch: Vermont’s peak color is arriving now, with mountains leading and Lake Champlain lagging; forecasts point to expanding peak areas through early October. Hazmat Training Grants: The Short Line Safety Institute and Vermont agencies received PHMSA hazmat grants for instructor training, emergency response training, and state inspections. Solar Grazing Grows: A Vermont couple’s sheep-based vegetation control for solar sites has scaled from 30 sheep in 2018 to 500 sheep across 1,500 acres in the Northeast. Local Health Funding: Rutland Regional Medical Center received $3.15 million in Vermont Rural Health Transformation grants to expand and redesign rural care.
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