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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Every Vermont county has a fire ban as of Monday, and the Green Mountain National Forest is also restricting campfires. -
As the climate warms, scientists are working against the clock to solve a mystery about why the Bicknell's thrush, which travels thousands of miles to raise its young on mountaintops across Vermont and the Northeast, is declining. -
Some apple orchards across the state are reporting an unusually light apple crop this fall. Others say their late varieties are faring well. -
A local nonprofit has applied for a special exemption to rebuild the South Pond backcountry cabin, which burned down in 2018. -
A new independent analysis finds that removing the dam that creates Green River Reservoir State Park would be costly, as would draining the reservoir — two scenarios local conservation advocates have opposed. -
Rules governing the use of the ubiquitous pesticides for the next several years have sparked intense debate within Vermont’s agricultural community. The deadline to comment is Sept. 11. -
Operators are proposing big changes for how they run three dams on the Connecticut River. -
Wildfires have always affected air quality in New England. But scientists say climate change is changing how they burn and bringing more smoke to the region. -
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.
