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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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Scientists say that recent flooding will worsen water quality for Lake Champlain and other Vermont waterways, but it's not expected to be as bad as 2023.
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Vermont is experiencing a stretch of unusually hot and humid weather that forecasters said could be interspersed with the occasional “normal summer thunderstorm," which shouldn’t cause alarm.
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Vermont State Climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux about the role of climate change — and geography — in the flooding Vermont saw last week.
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'It's flood fatigue': What it was like for a Johnson couple to watch waters rising toward their homeJerry Williams and Jeane Wolfe are still waiting for a buyout of their home after last year's flooding. On Thursday, they watched as the Gihon River rose again.
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A year after historic floods swept through Vermont, one couple in hard-hit Cambridge village is still grappling with big questions about what’s next for their home, even as they rebuild and prepare for the next flood.
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The historic hiking and rock climbing destination will now be protected as part of Willoughby State Forest.
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Climate change is bringing more ticks and tick-borne disease to Vermont. But it’s not the full storyIn recent decades, tick populations have boomed in Vermont and other Northeastern states — as have tick-borne diseases like Lyme. Scientists say climate change is one piece of the puzzle, but it’s not the only thing driving the expansion of their range.
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Temperatures are expected to soar into the mid-to-upper 90s Tuesday during an early season heatwave. Here’s what to expect and how to stay cool.
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The bill also contains a first-in-the-nation ban on phthalates, a type of chemical used in food packaging and production materials. Much of what is banned in the law will go into effect in 2026.
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SunCommon is the largest solar company in Vermont and was purchased by iSun in 2021.