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Vermont Public's biweekly dose of all things environment.
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Details behind Green Mountain Power’s plan to safeguard the grid against future storms.
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Vermont’s first cemetery just for natural burials opened in Roxbury this month. Plus, a promise to end power outages, a new factory to build all-electric planes, and mushroom hunting.
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The science behind Vermont’s foliage. Plus, a partial solar eclipse.
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Vermont has some of the best electric vehicle infrastructure in the country, but there are still areas lacking charging stations – particularly for renters. Plus, a leaf peeping forecast.
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The state lost about half its apple crop after a late May freeze. But every orchard fared differently. Some even have a better crop than last year. Plus, edible blue mushrooms and the only stone skipping competition in New England.
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The floods last month dumped a lot of junk into Vermont’s waters. People reported more than 130 hazardous material spills across the state. Plus, poison ivy, ghost plants and a blue moon.
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State scientists are documenting about twice as many mosquitoes as normal for this time of year. In part, because the more flooding we get, the more new places mosquitoes can lay their eggs. Plus, a meteor shower that peaks this weekend.
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We ask a professional what to do with intense (and very normal!) feelings about our changing planet.
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Vermont’s mountainous topography — with ranges that run north to south — has always made the state prone to flooding. But climate change is making rainfall more extreme, and our history of river management hasn’t helped.
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Occasional smoky days are going to be part of life in Vermont this summer, as wildfires continue to rage in Quebec. Know how to stay safe. Plus, a good year for Vermont’s canopy.