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ANR, business groups urge switch to battery-powered lawnmowers
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If you’re a homeowner, it’s just about time to wake the lawn mower from its winter slumbers and put it to work. But there’s an effort afoot to get you to forsake your gas mower for a less polluting machine made by a Vermont company.VPR News
State lays off director of environmental enforcement
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The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has laid off the state’s director of environmental enforcement and eliminated his job.VPR News
State warns elderly, young children of dirty air
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State officials say warm weather is causing dirty air in Vermont, and they’re warning elderly people and young children to limit their activity.VPR News
Agency finds wind farm could hurt bear habitat
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A wind project planned for national forest land in southern Vermont would supply needed clean energy for the region, but could also harm bear habitat. Those are among the findings in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement released this week by the Forest Service. VPR’s John Dillon reports:VPR News
Fuel company fined $6,000 for spills
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A pair of fuel spills will cost a New Hampshire company $6,000.VPR News
State issues air quality alert through today
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State officials are warning that the continued muggy weather will pose a potential hazard to old people, the very young and anyone with respiratory ailments.VPR News
Judge finds state ANR excluded public from enforcement decisions
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A judge says the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources defeated the intent of the federal Clean Water Act by excluding the public from enforcement decisions.VPR News
Organization creates air pollution “budgetâ€
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Some state officials were relieved when the Environmental Protection Agency announced new limits for ozone pollution. Vermont was still below the limits and avoided federal sanctions. But, as VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, one agency is trying to prepare for the day when the standards change again and Vermont doesn’t meet them.VPR News