Joia Putnoi

In more than half of U.S. states, wildlife have tested positive for COVID-19, according to data from the USDA. Millions of dollars in federal money have gone toward testing animals like mink, ferrets and deer – species that can pass the virus to humans. Vermont is running its own study.

For the first time since 2020, Vermont Adaptive and the USABA hosted more than 20 blind or visually impaired athletes for a weekend of skiing at Pico Mountain Resort.

Five Vermont chefs and restaurants have been selected as semifinalists for the 2023 James Beard awards.

Vermont is the only state in the Northeast without a freestanding birth center. We dig into the reasons why, and talk to folks pushing for change.

Vermont is the first home to a new, compact wind turbine, the Orb.

Earlier this month nearly 50 volunteers armed with rakes and large pruning tools gathered for the annual spiny softshell turtle beach clean up day. The conservation effort, organized by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, helps ready the beach for hatching baby turtles.

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is receiving a $500,000 federal grant so the state can buy locally-grown food from underserved farmers, then distribute it to Vermonters facing food insecurity.

Dartmouth College drills wells to expand its use of geothermal energy. Plus, a cluster of cases of Legionnaires’ disease, the AG won’t charge a Woodstock cop, and weekly COVID numbers.

August in Vermont is primetime for flower harvesting. At Unity Farm in Charlotte, the summer crew assembles between 60 and 100 colorful bouquets daily. As part of our Summer School series, Vermont Public’s Joia Putnoi took a trip to the farm to learn what goes into making one of these bouquets.

Food banks around the state are facing a challenge: how to meet rising demand as food, transportation and fuel prices rise due to inflation.