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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President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to restrict and roll back environmental regulations on clean air and water. What could that mean for Vermont? -
A 450-acre parcel of private land has been permanently conserved in Addison County, and will be open to the public indefinitely as Monkton's new town forest. -
Vermont saw record total voter turnout in the 2024 general election, the Secretary of State says. -
Lake scientists say a new invasive species has been discovered in Lake Champlain — the golden clam. -
Recovering from and adapting to flooding is a long and complicated process for towns. And often, there’s no roadmap for how to do it. Barre City wants to make one. And if it works, it could be the kind of climate solution that helps other Vermont communities too. -
At a public forum this week before the state's Public Utility Commission, more than 30 people urged regulators to strike biofuels and wood heat from a controversial climate policy. But a few participants said burning wood is a critical part of Vermont's identity. -
The largest remaining stretch of the Long Trail that runs through unprotected private land will now be permanently open to the public. -
Brave Little StateClimate change is here, and the state’s energy transition is underway. A lot of uncertainty remains. -
A new report from the state's Public Utility Commission says a clean heat standard is not the right policy solution for Vermont to reduce its emissions in the thermal sector, and that it plans to pitch an alternative. -
A plan for how to manage central Vermont’s Worcester Range has been finalized. Earlier drafts spurred passionate public comment about climate change and public lands management.
