Abagael Giles
Reporter, Environment & Climate ChangeAbagael is Vermont Public's climate and environment reporter, focusing on the energy transition and how the climate crisis is impacting Vermonters — and Vermont’s landscape.
Abagael joined Vermont Public in 2020. Previously, she was the assistant editor at Vermont Sports and Vermont Ski + Ride magazines. She covered dairy and agriculture for The Addison Independent and got her start covering land use, water and the Los Angeles Aqueduct for The Sheet: News, Views & Culture of the Eastern Sierra in Mammoth Lakes, Ca.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a letter terminating a federal program designed to help low-income households access solar energy. -
Wildfire smoke is becoming more of an issue in Vermont and across the country. Here are some resources to help with smoke exposure when air quality gets dangerous. -
A new state permit authorizes the town of Franklin to drop a mixture of aluminum sulfate and sodium aluminate into Lake Carmi this fall. -
The settlement requires the Franklin County facility to upgrade its wastewater treatment system and pay a fine. -
Federal tax credits for rooftop solar will go away altogether at the end of this year, repealing decades of incentives that previously enjoyed bipartisan support. -
For the last six years, retired vacationer Rick Willever has delivered live footage of a family of bald eagles to online viewers across Vermont and the country. -
Vermont is joining 19 other states in suing the Trump administration over its efforts to end FEMA funding for disaster preparation. -
During June's heat wave, batteries and solar played a major role in keeping power reliable and lowering costs. It's a trend that is expected to continue in the future for the region.
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Vermont passed up most of the major recommendations in the last Climate Action Plan, from 2021. What’s different this time around? -
The Vorsteveld Farm in Panton had applied to add almost 600 cows, increasing their manure production by about 7 million gallons each year.
