Department of Environmental Conservation

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with Vermonters who are working to use human waste as fertilizer and some of the challenges they face.

"Ice-out" dates mark when researchers can begin sampling water systems across Vermont — and they provide clues about the state’s changing climate.

Vermont's commissioner of environmental conservation announced her resignation Friday.In an email to her staff, DEC Commissioner Emily Boedecker said she…

Laurel Casey counts herself as a casualty of farm pollution.Her small, lakeshore house in Bridport has been damaged by runoff from the farm fields above…

Two state agencies have failed to penalize an Addison County farm that allowed tens of thousands of gallons of liquid manure to reach a stream and Lake…

Vermont’s cleanest lakes are showing alarming signs of increasing phosphorus pollution — the nutrient that feeds algae blooms — according to a research…

Residents of a St. George mobile home park formed a cooperative and bought the property earlier this month, preserving an important piece of affordable…

Among the many items on Town Meeting Day ballots this year, at least one will be watched closely on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. Residents of…

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Vermont’s clean water infrastructure. The state has a lot of old pipes buried under the ground, and experts say that…

The Coventry landfill in northern Vermont now has permission to expand by 51 acres. The state issued a permit to the landfill's owners Friday after an…