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Vermont officials to review applications for $67 million dedicated to flood resilience projects
NBC5 - Vermont
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August 9, 2025
As Vermont continues to recover from the devastating back-to-back floods on July 23 and 24, state officials have announced an update to a boost in federal funding to support long-term rebuilding efforts and future disaster preparedness.The Vermont...
A Vermont Forest Tries a New Model of Growth, Diversity and Logging
Inside Climate News
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August 14, 2025
Each year, Justin Lindholm uses about two-and-a-half gallons of gasoline to get through the winter. It’s just enough, he said, to power his chainsaw to chop the four to five cords of logs that fuel his wood stove and heat his home through the...
Dauntless Manufacturing Resurrects the Classic American Blade: Clifft Bowie Knife Review
GearJunkie - Minnesota
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August 14, 2025
It’s a big and impractical knife by today’s standards, but at one point, the Bowie was America’s quintessential outdoor knife. Arguably the first standardized knife design, the original Bowie was forged by blacksmith Jesse Clifft as a commission...
Vermont to lose $63M aimed at helping low-income families get solar
WCAX - Vermont
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August 8, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont is losing out on millions of dollars aimed at helping low-income households install solar power. The EPA on Thursday terminated the Biden-era Solar for All program, which was awarded to 60 recipients including...
A third of the U.S. economy is already in a recession or at high risk, and another third is stagnating, Zandi warns
Fortune
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Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi continued to sound the alarm on the risk of a downturn, warning that states accounting for nearly a third of U.S. GDP are already in a recession or at high risk of slipping into one. Meanwhile, another...
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Want a Lower Energy Bill This Fall? Experts Say You Should Do One Task While It’s Still Warm
The Spruce
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Key Points Sealing gaps around windows and doors before fall can cut energy bills by up to 20% and prevent moisture damage. Experts say doing it early makes fixes easier and improves heating efficiency. This simple DIY step keeps warm air in, cold...
COLUMNIST: Abolishing voting by mail would only hurt Republicans
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 25, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. If President Donald Trump were to issue an executive order to abolish mail-in voting, as he announced he would on social media last week, it would almost...
Vermont begins phasing out bee-harming insecticides despite farmers’ concerns
Environmental Health News
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August 7, 2025
Vermont farmers face new restrictions on neonicotinoid pesticides as the state begins implementing a 2024 law aimed at protecting pollinators and curbing environmental harm. Sophia Thomas reports for WCAX. In short: As of July 1, Vermont has...
What to know about first meeting on redistricting Vermont's schools
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont's Redistricting Task Force has begun the process of redrawing school district boundaries, aiming to consolidate the current 100+ districts down to roughly a dozen. The task force, comprised of legislators and school officials, faces a...
Vermont broadband program to cover costs of trickiest fiber drop lines
StateScoop
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August 7, 2025
The Vermont Community Broadband Board on Wednesday announced a new program designed to help cover the costs of installing fiber drop lines to connect homes further away from existing networks. The Affordable Long Drop Program will provide grants...
#KeepGVStrong: Global Voices advocates for a connected world at a dark time
Global Voices
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August 24, 2025
For two decades, Global Voices has done something uncommon and vitally important: it’s amplified the voices of people from all around the world, making it possible to hear perspectives usually left out of the news. We’ve done this work for over...
Nonprofit offers insulating window inserts for energy savings
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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August 13, 2025
The nonprofit WindowDressers is offering a high-quality and low-cost solution to keep Midcoast homes warmer and lower energy costs. Its insulating window inserts fit inside existing windows to block drafts but let in sunlight. The inserts are...
Indiana company finalizes purchase of Vermont’s Gardener’s Supply
WCAX - Vermont
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August 13, 2025
SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) - The estimated $9 million sale of Gardener’s Supply to an Indiana company is now complete. It’s the end of an era for Burlington-based Gardener’s Supply. Back in June, the employee-owned business filed for Chapter 11...
5 Best Homeowners Insurance Companies of 2025 in Vermont
Money Magazine - Puerto Rico
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August 12, 2025
Money’s picks for the best homeowners insurance in Vermont all offer standout coverage. Our list draws from our analysis for the national ranking of the best homeowners insurance providers. Below, we’ve also included other information to help you...
Planned state road construction for the week of Aug. 11-15
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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August 13, 2025
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) released its weekly report of planned construction activities that will affect traffic on state highways and roadways Aug. 11-15. The following are roads affected locally. Hartford Crews continue work on...
Vermonters demand action on ICE transfers at airport meeting
VTDigger - Vermont
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August 7, 2025
Branch Juniper speaks to protestors gathered before a meeting of the Burlington Airport Commission during which people spoke about ICE deporting people through the Leahy Burlington International Airport in South Burlington on Wednesday, Aug. 6....
Vermont leads Bermuda in AM Best-rated captives
The Royal Gazette
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August 7, 2025
Created: Aug 07, 2025 07:59 AM Dan Teclaw, director at AM Best Bermuda ranks second to Vermont for the number of AM Best-rated captives. The US Property/Casualty and Captive Insurance Review, released by the credit rating agency, shows that 12.7...
How good are school lunches in Vermont? Pretty good, report says
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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School in Vermont is starting up again, which means another year of school lunches. As a parent, you're not exactly there with your children to assess the cafeteria food's quality, but you would hope the school lunches are healthy and nutritious...
AI guzzled millions of books without permission. Authors are fighting back
Jewish World Review
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SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. (AND NO SPAM!) Just click here. David Baldacci, the author of best-selling legal thrillers, watched his son ask ChatGPT to craft a plot in the style of a David Baldacci novel. Within five seconds, he...
'An uphill battle': Housing developers in Vermont face 'an onslaught' of regulations and other challenges
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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August 12, 2025
Editor's note: Today we begin a series of articles analyzing the housing crisis here in Windham County and all over Vermont. The series will be published over the next three days in the print editions of the Reformer and online at reformer.com....