Climate & Environment

Recently lawmakers unanimously voted to bring the state's pest management rules in line with federal Environmental Protection Agency regulations.Some of the changes include requiring that pesticides only be applied by certified applicators, and that landowners be notified of pesticide use. There will also be a mandatory permit process for adult mosquito spraying.

Winter is the fastest warming season across the U.S. and New England's winters are no exception. A snowplow driver in New Hampshire reflects on what climate change means.

This study is bad news for communities that rely on subsistence fishing and recreational fisherman who cook up what they catch. The freshwater fish had average PFAS levels that are nearly 280 times what’s typically for store-bought fish.

Since late December, a series of storms had dropped a year's worth of rain in just a few weeks, causing widespread floods and power outages. At least 19 people have died as a result of the storms.

Thanks to a new federal law, cities will get better forecasts about how climate change intensifies rainstorms. Still, it won't be in time for billions of dollars of federal infrastructure spending.

Host Connor Cyrus talks with Vermont Public’s climate and environment reporter Abagael Giles about what policies lawmakers in the Legislature are considering to tackle climate change in Vermont.

The connection between weather and climate change has never been clearer. And simultaneous extremes, such as hot and dry weather together, are particularly dangerous.

Host Connor Cyrus speaks to aviation industry experts about flying into and out of Vermont, and climate activists who advocate a "flight diet" to address the climate change crisis.

For the first time in more than 30 years, Vermont is updating its regulations on pesticide use in the state. But a coalition of environmental advocates say the proposed new regulations don't go far enough in the face of climate change.

As the auto industry goes electric, there have been so many massive battery projects announced that it can be hard to keep track of them all. So we added them up for you.