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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Long Trail hikers will need to take a detour around some long-anticipated roadwork in Bolton from Oct. 20 through about mid-November. -
Two environmental nonprofits have filed a complaint with federal and state regulators alleging Vorsteveld Farm is unlawfully allowing water containing pesticides to drain into a nearby waterway. -
Vermont is joining a coalition of states in suing the Trump administration for taking back funding for the Solar For All Program, which would have helped low-income households and communities get access to renewable energy. -
Remembering Ralph DesLauriers, Bolton Valley founder who championed locals and independent ownershipRalph DesLauriers, founder of Bolton Valley Ski Area, died over the weekend. A developer and believer in keeping skiing independent and affordable, he was 90 years old. -
A new state grant is funding pilot projects across Vermont to swap weed whackers for goats and sheep in power line right of ways and ski trails. -
The Trump administration announced plans this week to terminate funding for hundreds of climate projects across the country, including two in Vermont. -
Spring-fed and shallow dug wells at Vermont’s old homes are particularly vulnerable in the drought. Drilling a new well can cost as much as $20,000. -
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.
