The home for Vermont Public's coverage of climate and environment issues affecting the state of Vermont.
Have a story idea? Send us a message.
-
Forest supervisors use fire almost every year to manage for wildlife habitat — including grassy, open areas and oak forests — as well as supporting plant diversity and making forests more resilient to fires during droughts.
-
Climate change is heating oceans faster than the world's coral reefs can handle. So scientists are breeding corals that can withstand hotter temperatures – but only to a point.
-
Ice out at Joe's Pond is a celebrated marker of spring in the Northeast Kingdom. But the annual contest, where people bet on the date each year, also provides hugely useful data for climate scientists.
-
With bigger and more frequent rain events brought on by human-caused climate change, you can either raise up your garden or try planting things that thrive in wetter conditions.
-
A short documentary captures the voices of families, solo travelers, eclipse chasers, amateur astronomers, scientists and more who gathered in Vermont to see and feel the power of the cosmos.
-
As House lawmakers take up the Climate Superfund Act, climate scientists urge them not to balk at the newness of attribution science.
-
For the first time, the EPA is regulating PFAS in drinking water. Here's what that means for VermontThe federal government has for the first time set limits on so-called “forever chemicals” or PFAS in public drinking water supplies. The state estimates 550 drinking water systems will be required to monitor for PFAS and GenX chemicals under the new standard.
-
Vermont — especially the Northeast Kingdom — is overall looking like a good place to view the total solar eclipse, though meteorologists are monitoring clouds encroaching from the west. Here's the latest forecast.
-
Starting at 3 p.m., Vermont Public will broadcast the total eclipse live from the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury, with coverage on YouTube, TV and radio.
-
When a relatively small 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit New Jersey, people as far away as Michigan, Quebec and Maine felt a rumble.