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As hotel vouchers end, disabled Vermonters look to living on streets
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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Uncertainty and despair were common threads of the stories told by people leaving hotels on Tuesday, as their time in a voucher program has ended. “I’m eight-months pregnant. I’m literally due any day,” said Samantha Burnett, 23, during a downpour...
Thiess secures contract extension at Jellinbah’s Lake Vermont Mine
World Coal
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July 1, 2025
Thiess has been awarded a contract extension worth A$2.3 billion in revenue over three years at Jellinbah Group’s Lake Vermont Mine, near Dysart in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The new contract replaces the company’s existing contract, due to expire...
Woman dead, man taken into custody following Bethany standoff
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 20, 2025
Woman dead, man taken into custody following Bethany standoff Bethany Police Department officials reported a woman was found dead and a man was taken into custody following a long standoff at an apartment complex Sunday. THIS MORNING. THE SEARCH...
Vermont Leaders Need to Address Our Problems
The Hinesburg Record - Vermont
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June 21, 2025
By Bill Schubart Vermont struggles with a lack of leadership or, at best, a confusion about what leadership is. The fundamentals of leadership are straightforward: A leader listens, elicits diverse opinions and discussion, respects and documents...
July Fourth weather promises sunshine, comfortable temperatures, low humidity. In a word: stunning.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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July Fourth falls on a Friday this year, the perfect lead-in to a long summer weekend. For many of us, the big day itself will be full of parades, barbecue, and beach time — not to mention shimmering fireworks. Of course, all that outdoor fun...
Former Vermont representative appointed to vacant City Council seat
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 1, 2025
The South Burlington City Council voted unanimously Monday night to appoint Ann Pugh to the vacant seat left by former Councilor Mike Scanlan. Scanlan announced plans to retire from the City Council back in May in order to relocate out of state....
Is Vermont’s aging workforce straining the employee-owned business model?
WCAX - Vermont
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June 30, 2025
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The bankruptcy of a Vermont garden center business is raising questions about the employee-owned business model. Burlington-based Gardener’s Supply Company recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in part, because of...
VT Fish And Wildlife Board Approves Rule Changes For Deer
The Newport Daily Express - Vermont
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MONTPELIER- At the June 18th Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board (Board) meeting, members approved seven proposed changes to managing deer in the state. The changes are a result of public comments and hearings to discuss regulatory changes to manage...
Ready to see fireworks shows in Vermont? Here's some dates to note
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Besides sunny days and warm weather, the summer season brings a myriad of outdoor festivals and events. Many of these events - especially ones celebrating Independence Day - end their nights with a fireworks show. For the 4th of July celebrations,...
A Maryland farm rescues horses from a bad situation in Vermont
WBAL TV - Maryland
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June 30, 2025
A Maryland farm rescues horses from a bad situation in Vermont FIREWORKS LATER IN THE EVENING. THANKS DALENCIA WILL LISTEN. GENTLE GIANTS HORSE FARM OUT IN MOUNT AIRY, RECENTLY HAD A HUGE INFLUX OF HORSES COME IN AND THIS WAS A BIG DEAL. THESE ARE...
Federal judge’s order means Vermont Job Corps center stays open, for now
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 1, 2025
A sign welcoming new students to Northlands Job Corps Center in Vergennes. Photo by Henry Fernandez/VTDigger A New York federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction last week that allows Job Corps centers, like the Northlands Job Corps...
Trump’s Attack on CA Environmental Law Brings Us Closer to Climate Catastrophe
Truthout
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June 29, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! Earlier this month, Donald Trump took his war against California and its web of environmental policies to a new extreme. Around the same time as he...
Lawfare! How Courts & State Legislatures Influence Climate Action
CleanTechnica
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June 30, 2025
In May, Misti Leon, a resident of the state of Washington, filed suit in state court alleging a number of oil companies were responsible for the punishing heat that led to the death of her mother. On the day Julie Leon died, the temperature in...
The surprising shifts climate change is bringing to Vermont farms: rice paddies, peaches and saffron
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 29, 2025
Newbury farmer Jette Mandl-Abramson holds a mason jar of cured saffron in 2025. File photo by Spencer Robb/CNS Maeve Fairfax is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling...
Severe Weather Threat & Tornado Risk Returns to Northeast Today
Weatherboy
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June 28, 2025
While thunderstorms are possible in any color shaded area, the dark green has an elevated threat of severe thunderstorms while the yellow one has an even higher threat level. Image: NWS SPC The threat of severe weather and the risk of isolated...
Chen: SOS for public health in Vermont
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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We Vermonters pride ourselves on Vermont’s being one of the healthiest states in the country. In 2024, Vermont ranked second in the widely respected United Health Foundation’s rankings and, in recent years, has been among the top five. Our...
Drag queens celebrate Vermont’s real-life frogs
The Vermont Journal & The Shopper
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June 28, 2025
Frog and Toad Drag Story Hour on Saturday, July 5, at VINE Sanctuary. Photo provided SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Once upon a time, frogs turned into princes, but we think they’re perfect just the way they are. In Defense of Animals, VINE Sanctuary, and...
Commentary | Harry Chen: SOS for Public Health in Vermont
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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June 27, 2025
We Vermonters pride ourselves on Vermont’s being one of the healthiest states in the country. In 2024, Vermont ranked second in the widely respected United Health Foundation’s rankings and in recent years has been among the top five. Our rankings...
Is Atlanta a climate haven?
Atlanta Magazine
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June 27, 2025
Photograph by Getty ImagesIf you lived in Atlanta in the months after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, you probably remember the sudden ubiquity of Louisiana license plates across the city. As many as 100,000 people evacuated to metro Atlanta to escape...
Thiess secures $1.5bn contract extension for Lake Vermont Mine in Australia
Mining Technology
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June 27, 2025
Thiess has announced a contract extension valued at A$2.3bn ($1.5bn) over three years at Jellinbah Group’s Lake Vermont Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The new agreement, which supersedes the existing contract set to expire in 2026, will now...