Shifting focus of the US farm bill

As Congress debates a massive farm bill, lawmakers are under pressure to cut subsidy payments, and fund conservation programs instead. For Vermont farmers, that could mean more federal money to install new environmental controls.

Lake Champlain cleanup to take 10 years

It will take at least 10 years to clean up Lake Champlain.That’s according to a new plan from the Agency of Natural Resources that focuses attention on cutting pollution in the northern part of the lake. The ten-year time frame is a retreat from the state’s previous goal, which called for reaching pollution reduction targets by 2009.