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Vermont Green Groups Lay Out Agenda For Year
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A coalition of environmental groups and energy businesses have outlined their priorities on energy and climate change issues. At the top of their lobbying list is a seven-year, $275 million plan to insulate and retrofit 62,000 homes.VPR News
State Says Finding Future Yankee Leaks May Be Compromised
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State officials are worried that detecting new leaks at Vermont Yankee may be difficult because groundwater monitoring wells at the nuclear plant are already contaminated.VPR News
Bill To Require Act 250 Review Of Pipeline Change
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Less than a year after Vermont became the first state to ban hydraulic fracturing, lawmakers may again look at the environmental impact of fossil fuels.VPR News
Health Board Considers Cost Of Care For Migrant Farm Workers
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The board that oversees health care in Vermont is looking at health issues affecting the state’s undocumented farm workers. The Legislature asked the Green Mountain Care Board to estimate how much it would cost to include the undocumented migrant workers in a universal coverage plan.VPR News
Entergy Asks Court To Dismiss Attempt To Shut Down Yankee
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After a hearing in New York City on Monday, the company that owns Vermont Yankee and its opponents were back in court on Wednesday in a continuing legal face-off over the future of the state’s only nuclear plant.VPR News
Appeals Judges Focus On ‘Legislative Intent’ In Yankee Case
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Lawyers for Entergy and the state of Vermont faced off in a federal courtroom in New York on Monday in a case that will determine the state’s power to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.VPR News
At Stake In Yankee Appeal: State’s Rights And A Big Legal Bill
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A federal appeals court in New York will hear a case Monday morning that may test the limits of a state’s control over nuclear power plants.VPR News
Shumlin Focuses On Education In Second Inaugural Speech
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Gov. Peter Shumlin says improving education is the key to improving the Vermont economy and he used his second inaugural address to lay out a series of initiatives that he said will lead to a better-trained workforce.VPR News
