This legislation matters because Vermonters deserve real progress, not more half steps while farmers navigate a broken program and pollution continues to threaten our lakes, rivers, and communities.
The governor’s reckless veto puts Vermonters at unnecessary risk of skyrocketing utility bills and unchecked pollution.
Legislators have sent a clear message that Vermont will not sacrifice its communities, public health, or natural resources to accommodate data centers.
The federal court’s rulings and the subsequent settlement demonstrate that Academy and others will face significant consequences if they ignore the laws aimed at protecting our health and the environment.
Though Trump may be intent on killing wind energy, the fact is that it already accounts for a significant share of the nation’s electricity. In 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, wind energy made up 10.2% of utility-scale electricity generation. Before the Trump administration attacks, wind energy also supported approximately 131,000 U.S. jobs.
Eelgrass is the cornerstone habitat of the estuary, supporting fisheries, providing oxygen, improving water quality, stabilizing sediments, and even storing carbon pollution. Its loss signals a system under serious stress.
The EPA’s refusal to take even basic steps to drive compliance with the 2024 soot standard leaves one of the most dangerous forms of air pollution largely unchecked, putting the health of Americans at risk.
With support from the EPA, CLF teamed up with a local marine business in New Bedford to swap their diesel engines for clean ones – making the air around the port cleaner for everyone.
PFAS are moving through our farms, our water, and our food, and people are paying the price for EPA’s failure to act. Farmers, workers, and communities deserve so much better.
Since EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards took effect in 2015, they’ve driven down dangerous mercury pollution from power plants by more than 90%.
