The changes allow housing to be built closer to mapped wetlands in downtown and designated growth areas. A key legislative committee says they still run afoul of the law.

Alexandra Fasulo says she’s protecting farms and wildlife. Her campaign is becoming a blueprint for the fossil fuel right.

The Democratic gubernatorial hopeful on getting back to the vanguard of renewable energy, where she sees agreement with Governor Scott on housing, and her thoughts on nuclear energy and data centers.

One of Vermont's Democratic candidates for governor speaks about local energy control, the root of the housing crisis, and her "libertarian-socialist"philosophy.

Lawmakers and environmental advocates hailed the measure's environmental and ratepayer protections, while acknowledging some remaining gaps.

One and a half stories that caught my eye last week

Separate events on back-to-back days last week highlighted the concerns of Vermont's youth

Bills to create a new greenhouse gas reporting program and establish further protections against utility disconnections are ready to make the leap to the Senate.

New wind projects could be coming to Northern Maine–just not new power. The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has released a final Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 1,200 MW of new onshore w...

Recapping this week's top stories from the Vermont legislature, including a common agenda from the state's largest environmental nonprofits and an update on Act 250 mapping and appeals reforms.

Recapping some of the top climate and energy stories from the first week of the 2026 legislative session.

I'm joined by leadership of the Vermont Senate and House committees on natural resources, energy, and transportation to discuss their priorities in the 2026 legislative session.

I'm joined by leadership of the Vermont Senate and House committees on natural resources, energy, and transportation to discuss their priorities in the 2026 legislative session.

In a formal opinion, Attorney General Clark largely sided with those claiming the order exceeds Governor Scott's authority.

New buildings in Vermont will no longer need to comply with the latest building energy standards, adopted last year.

Two pieces of good news for electric vehicle charging

The Scott administration offered no help to the attorney general's effort to unfreeze nearly $17 million federal funding for vehicle chargers.

Revisiting a surprising question raised by Gov. Scott's decision not to enforce Electric Vehicle supply mandates in Vermont, and finding an equally surprising answer.

In an executive order, Gov. Phil Scott paused enforcement of EV supply mandates. The stated reasons defy the administration’s prior messaging about zero-emission vehicle goals.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore webpages related to climate change after it was sued earlier this year over the deletions.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott has postponed a rule that would have required 35% of all vehicles delivered to Vermont car dealers to be zero emission, starting in model year 2026.

Vermont’s transportation budget for 2025-26 nears the finish line, making modest cuts to public transit funding and letting popular EV incentive programs lapse. Federal threats also loom.

Amid budgetary and political pressure, Maryland’s latest legislative session delivered some moderate wins while weakening or delaying key mandates.

By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...

The governor’s proposal to include forests and farms in the state greenhouse gas inventory holds both promise and peril, say advocates and researchers.

The governor’s proposal to include forests and farms in the state greenhouse gas inventory holds both promise and peril, say advocates and researchers.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott wants to repeal Vermont's emissions reduction mandates, but some Democratic lawmakers worry his plan would set back the state's climate action plan.

A plan being considered in the Statehouse would see most Green Mountain Transit service outside of Chittenden County taken up by other service providers. In one case, though, the union representing th...

A policy aimed at cutting Vermont's reliance on fossil fuel heating has stalled after election losses weakened Democratic support, leaving its future uncertain.Nathaniel Eisen reports for Inside Clima...

Two key developments for public transit at the Legislature

Stormwater Rules? Clean Heat Standard? Permit Appeals? Elected officials share their priorities for and thoughts on the upcoming Vermont legislative session.

They grow up so fast!

ALT: a close up of a cat 's face with a brush behind it

On this morning, I found an old oak torn open (by water and wind, it seems), one massive branch that kids used to swing their legs from tipped onto the ground, wide around and solid as a marble colum...

Lawmakers had hoped the temporary carve-outs would help ease Vermont’s acute housing shortage. Developers are using the new exemptions in at least a dozen locations across the state.

Vermont’s largest public transit provider is slashing service to avoid driving off a fiscal cliff.