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Trish O'Kane pairs college students with Burlington elementary school kids for birding adventures that yield surprising benefits. Her new memoir, "Birding to Change the World," explores how birding can be a gateway into personal healing, environmental and social justice, and stronger human connections.
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Planting a pollinator garden is a great addition to a yard, but if you're low on space, consider replacing grass with these ground covers that are just as attractive and beneficial to pollinators.
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Lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Friday morning to advance a bill that aims to make big oil companies pay for damage wrought by climate change in Vermont.
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"Our moose actually aren't doing as bad as some people might think," a wildlife biologist reports.
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Apple farmers testified to lawmakers this year that crop insurance often does not make them whole after extreme weather events. A bill that would provide assistance is up against the “crossover” deadline in the Vermont Statehouse.
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A controversial bill that would change the powers of the state Fish and Wildlife Board, create new setbacks for trapping near trails and ban hunting coyotes with hounds took a key step forward Tuesday.
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State biologists urge Vermonters to take down bird feeders and secure garbage after receiving reports of bear activity throughout the state.
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Almost 3,000 gallons of landfill leachate containing toxic chemicals spilled into a stormwater pond at Casella’s Coventry landfill late last month, the company reported.
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This year’s ice harvest at Rockywold Deephaven Camp was the second in a row that began on Feb. 15 – the latest start date in memory. As climate change makes lake ice in New Hampshire more unpredictable, the longstanding tradition faces new challenges.
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A transmission line that would have brought 1,200 megawatts of power back and forth between Quebec and New England would have brought in millions of dollars for Northeast Kingdom communities.