Jun 10, 2025
Five Questions with Dr. Casey Thornbrugh
Dr. Casey Thornbrugh shares insights as an environmental advocate and citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
State: Vermont
Jun 04, 2025
Why is Composting Important? (Hint: It Will Help Solve Our Trash Crisis)
The uptick in composting is a huge step forward in combatting our trash crisis. But we can’t do the hard work on our own. We need cities, towns, and states to invest in infrastructure that will make composting easy and affordable for everyone.
Jun 02, 2025
Not on Our Watch: Protecting New England’s Ocean from Offshore Drilling
The Trump administration is pledging to open our waters to hazardous oil and gas drilling.
May 30, 2025
VT Bill Takes Small Steps on Agricultural Water Pollution Oversight
This bill takes important first steps and creates a needed stakeholder process, but it doesn’t confront the root cause of Vermont’s broken system: the divided jurisdiction over agricultural water pollution.
May 29, 2025
The Truth About Indoor Air Quality
We spend so much time indoors, working, studying, exercising, or just lounging around on the couch that indoor air quality – or the lack of it – can profoundly affect our health.
May 21, 2025
Lakekeeper Julie Silverman Is a Watchdog for Lake Champlain
On the beach, on the water and at the Statehouse, Julie Silverman works as the eyes, ears, heart and voice of Lake Champlain.
May 21, 2025
The Greenwashing Machine
About 15 years ago, Exxon Mobil ran a TV commercial that never mentioned oil or gas. Instead, it featured a friendly-looking Exxon scientist describing his work turning algae into “biofuels that we could someday run our cars on.” These new fuels would “help solve the greenhouse problem,” he said, because “they absorb CO2.” The… Continue reading The Greenwashing Machine
May 19, 2025
Environmental Nonprofits File Appeal of VT and NH Water Quality Certifications for Hydropower Facilities
We need to ensure dam operations can withstand a changing climate while safeguarding the river for generations to come.
May 15, 2025
The Truth About Vermont’s Clean Heat Standard
It’s still possible to craft policy to cut polluting emissions while protecting our bank accounts.
May 14, 2025
What Is Greenwashing?
Some of the world’s biggest polluters want us to believe they’re going green – but they’re really just hiding “business as usual” behind slick words. Here’s how to spot greenwashing in action.
