Environmental advocates are calling for a new fee on heating oil and propane to help pay for expanded energy efficiency programs. Vermont utility regulators are giving Green Mountain Power the rest of the year to research how to continuously monitor sound from its Lowell wind turbine project. Shumlin administration officials say the performance of the Vermont Health Connect insurance exchange website is improving since its launch October first. Senator Bernie Sanders is calling the NSA surveillance of some of America's closest allies "outrageous."