Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.
An environmental study of the proposed Circumferential Highway in the Burlington area does not appear to have changed many people’s minds; New England saw an increase in poor air quality days this past summer, but the Environmental Protection Agency says the states have come a long way toward cleaner air; A second St. Albans teenager has pleaded not guilty she and her sister spray painted anti-gay slogans and slashed the tires of vehicles belonging to two men joined in a civil union; and St. Michael’s College celebrates a day of peace.