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Climate superfunds in N.Y., Vermont will harm consumers even if courts nix them, experts say
Just the News
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June 17, 2025
Last year, Vermont and New York passed “climate superfund” laws, which have levied billions in fines against oil companies for producing legal products over the past few decades. The money extracted from these companies would then go to ameliorate...
US tender alert: Massachusetts takes steps toward 40 GWh energy storage
ESS News
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June 18, 2025
Massachusetts is initiating efforts toward its goal of procuring 5 GW of energy storage by 2030. A draft RFP for 1.5 GW of four- to 10-hour energy storage resources has been released. The exact release date for the Long-Term Contracts for Energy...
Three more states vote to require textured hair education in cosmetology schools
Premium Beauty News
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Over the last eight weeks, Washington, Vermont, and Maine signed legislation into law requiring the inclusion of textured hair (defined as curly, coily, and wavy hair) education in all cosmetology schools in each respective state, going into...
Seven Things to Know About Vermont's Education Reform Bill
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 17, 2025
As Vermont students said goodbye to their classmates for the summer and teachers gathered for the school year's last faculty meetings, the legislature was also wrapping up its work. The Senate, then the House, voted on Monday to approve H.454, a...
Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry: 3 Things Employers Need to Know About ADA Accommodations After Federal Appeals Court Ruling
JD Supra - California
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June 17, 2025
Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the manufacturing industry. This edition is...
Rutland Herald Community News for July 8, 2025
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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YOUTH NEWS VRGA scholarships The Vermont Retail and Grocers Association Scholarship Program announced $15,000 in scholarships to 10 Vermont students advancing their education at accredited colleges and other post-secondary educational...
Shelburne's Vermont Tortilla Sold
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 17, 2025
Local business owners Leyland Papa and Lindsey West have teamed up to buy Vermont Tortilla from founders April and Azur Moulaert for an undisclosed price. Papa and West don't anticipate disruptions to the nearly 10-year-old brand, which sells...
You Can Quote Me: July 6, 2025
WCAX - Vermont
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July 7, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - On this ”You Can Quote Me," we talk about Vermont’s housing crisis, rules about construction and speak with former Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger. Copyright 2025 WCAX. All rights reserved.
The US was once a major supplier of rare earths. This Woburn startup aims to revive domestic production.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The United States was once a major supplier of rare earths. But mining and refining the stuff is a deeply toxic business that fell afoul of environmental regulations. US companies abandoned the market to China, which was less concerned about the...
Phorm Energy Screamin’ Freedom
The New York Review of Books
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June 17, 2025
The line to get into the Army Birthday Festival on Saturday afternoon began a few blocks from the US Capitol, where police had arrested about sixty people the previous day at a veterans’ protest against the planned military parade. Attendees filed...
Show me the electrons! American energy dominance will require all of them
Renewable Energy World
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June 16, 2025
By Chad Farrall, founder and co-CEO, Encore Renewable Energy Ensuring sufficient energy resources to power the 21st-century digital economy in a cost-effective way remains top of mind for many business leaders, but with the constant whiplash...
Oregon Prohibits Medical Debt in Credit Reports
JD Supra - California
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July 7, 2025
On June 23, Oregon enacted SB 605, barring medical-debt information from appearing in consumer credit reports. The measure, which amends the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act, takes effect January 1, 2026. SB 605 defines “medical debt” to...
Micron increases US chip manufacturing investment to $200bn
Data Center Dynamics
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Micron is planning to invest $200 billion to boost chip manufacturing in the US. In a statement announcing the funding, the Department of Commerce said President Donald Trump had secured the investment, and it marked “part of the Trump...
Obituary: Cheryl Malkin, 1951-2025
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 8, 2025
Cheryl Malkin, born in Montréal in 1951, daughter of Lionel and Adele Malkin, passed away on June 28, 2025. Her sisters, Marilynne and Helen; brothers-in-law Miki and Mario; nieces Emma and Aubrey; nephew Michael; and many relatives and close...
The Trump EPA is telling some staff to stop policing the oil and gas industry
CNN
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June 16, 2025
Washington CNN — The Environmental Protection Agency has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest — a region plagued by a legacy of pollution — to stop enforcing violations against fossil fuel companies, multiple sources told...
Border Patrol smashes car window to detain migrant advocate, teenage stepdaughter in Vermont
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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De La Cruz, 29, and Perez had been delivering food to dairy farmworkers in the area when Border Patrol pulled over their vehicle in the northern Vermont town of Richford, according to Will Lambek, a Migrant Justice organizer. Lambek said...
Immigrant Justice Leaders Violently Arrested and Detained in Vermont
Democracy Now!
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In Vermont, advocates are demanding the release of two immigrant justice leaders who were detained over the weekend. José Ignacio “Nacho” De La Cruz was driving with his stepdaughter Heidi Perez when they were pulled over by Border Patrol agents,...
COMMENTARY: Vermont's fiscal mess: Let's slash bloat and restore sanity
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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Rob Roper recently highlighted that, despite a modest increase in Vermont’s state budget this year, it has grown at more than twice the rate of inflation since 2019, resulting in nearly $2 billion in annual spending beyond the rate of inflation....
Governors from New York, Vermont hope to repair relationships with Canadian leaders
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 17, 2025
Governors from Vermont and New York have agreed to convene with Canadian premiers and other state leaders from the northeastern United States amid ongoing federal trade tensions. The meeting, led by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, was scheduled...
Made in Vermont: Goodman’s American Pie
WCAX - Vermont
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June 16, 2025
PROCTORSVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - There’s a little pizza heaven tucked away in Proctorsville. ”It’s really good. It’s really simple, it’s very clean,” said Jessica Goodman, co-owner of Goodman’s American Pie. You might know the name from their popular...