Almost all of the $602 million decommissioning trust fund has been spent on demolishing the reactor and its affiliated structures and shipping the debris thousands of miles away.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Yankee decommissioning is nearly complete.
Nearly two-thirds of Vermont suicide deaths involve a firearm. Secure storage and Extreme Risk Protection Orders can buy a person in crisis the time they need.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Lock up your guns. It could prevent a suicide..
The union says many members have serious medical issues and it would be “stunningly cruel” for Dairy Farmers of America, the co-op that owns the creamery, to stop contributing to workers’ health care plan.
Read the story on VTDigger here: For laid off St Albans Creamery workers, health insurance benefits run out next week. The union representing them is asking the courts to intervene.
Whether elections proceed fairly, get delayed or go forward despite interference, the stakes for American democracy are high this November.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont should watch for three scenarios as Trump targets the midterms.
Awartani was gravely wounded in 2023 when he and two friends were shot by Jason Eaton. A Vermont jury delivered a measure of justice this week when it convicted Eaton of three counts of attempted second-degree murder.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: ‘There was some justice.’ Hisham Awartani on enduring and speaking out for Palestinian lives..
The pharmacies take advantage of the health center’s federal designation that allows them to pay less for drugs, charge patients lower costs and still meet their bottom line.
Read the story on VTDigger here: As pharmacies across Vermont close, North Star Health opens 3 new ones.
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Read the story on VTDigger here: 1,240 members raise $100,000 for VTDigger.
This week we spotlight Vermont students who are working with VSAC’s GEAR UP to grow, lead, and prepare for what's next. From leadership workshops to college fairs to career goals, these five students are just a few of the thousands turning opportunities into achievements.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Celebrating National GEAR UP Week: five Vermont students who are lighting the way.
From fury over a regional land use plan to a new slate of legislative policy positions, the ascendant forum Rural Vermont Rising has been anything but dormant this summer.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Rural Vermont Rising demands to be heard — now and in the future.
Keegan Lagasse, who has been accused in the past of making threats against schools and businesses, appeared in court Tuesday where a judge ordered him held in custody while the case against him proceeds.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont man faces federal charge of threatening to kill the president.
How can staff classify farmland from a digital portal without ever walking the ground?
Read the story on VTDigger here: Your map is not my deed.
“When a route is cut, it isn’t just a line on a map that disappears,” said a transit rider at a press conference launching the Ride Public campaign on Tuesday.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Advocates for public buses say Vermont needs new systems for raising funds.
The resident leading the opposition to the tower said the state’s approval process “is unjust, unfair, stilted and does not protect Vermont.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Westmore residents persist in fight against proposed telecommunications tower.
If tax policy debates rest on assumptions about where people move, the actual numbers deserve a closer look.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Migration doesn’t follow the climate script Vermonters might expect.
Skunkfest’s co-organizer said that financial and personal challenges have gone into his decision to shut down his venue at the end of this year.
Read the story on VTDigger here: A celebration of “maple-fired” punk highlights challenging times for Vermont’s live music.
She was a lifelong learner, an innovator before innovation was cool, and generally a feisty woman who regarded obstacles as challenges to be overcome her whole life.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Dorothy (Dot) Naylor.
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded over $18 million to Vermont and New Hampshire community organizations.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Federal grants invigorate efforts to address veteran homelessness in Vermont.
Event celebrates Hinesburg winning Vermont Tree Farmer of the Year
Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘The family is an entire town’ in Hinesburg.
Fear, not evidence, is driving opposition to overdose prevention centers — Denmark's results show why Vermont shouldn't back down.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Drug injection sites are a good thing for Vermont.
Building a system with treatment on demand, not a safe injection site, is the real path to compassion.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Fund recovery, not active addiction.
The Food Systems Research Station is a long-term collaboration between the University of Vermont and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service.
Read the story on VTDigger here: UVM and USDA researchers hope to improve local agriculture.
Saplings with torn leaves and chewed stems are telltale signs of deer browse.
Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘We have more deer than our forests can support’: Norwich walk highlights browse damage.
We’re close to our $100,000 goal, and it’s not too late to help us reach it.
Read the story on VTDigger here: An update on VTDigger’s Fall Member Drive.
David loved life so very much. He found joy in all of the people and places surrounding him and was brought to tears more often from smiles than from sadness.
Read the story on VTDigger here: David Martin.
The verdict Monday caps a six-day trial for Jason Eaton where experts for the prosecution and defense offered differing opinions on whether he should be held criminally responsible for opening fire and wounding the three men.
Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘Justice has been rendered’: Jury finds Burlington man guilty in shooting of 3 Palestinian students.
Andrew had a passion for fishing—a love that began as a small child when he would sneak out of bed on summer evenings to fish in the brook running through the backyard.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Andrew Dexter Morse.
Attempts to regulate short-term rentals in Shaftsbury and North Bennington are on the way.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Towns move forward on regulating short-term rentals.
Members of the Vermont Labor Relations Board are appointed by Gov. Phil Scott. “I don't understand why the governor is taking so long,” one labor leader said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: The state panel handling labor disputes in Vermont is short on members at a critical moment.
Two dangerous Chittenden County intersections have known fatal crash histories, yet proposed roundabouts to fix them face years of delay.
Read the story on VTDigger here: How many crashes will it take to build a roundabout?.
“It got really, really rough,” one former owner said of her efforts to keep hold of her dogs. “That’s not a fair life.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: As financial hardship drives owners to give up pets, Vermont can’t rehome them fast enough.