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“One of the many benefits wetlands provide is buffering us from drought by holding water from rainfall like a sponge and ...
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New $15M fund offers flood recovery loans in Vermont

The Vermont Economic Development Authority has launched a $15 million disaster recovery loan fund to help businesses and nonprofits recover from recent flooding. The fund, announced Aug. 28, is ...
The dam removal and stream restoration took 23 days, and the restoration of the river channel and floodplain will continue as ...
No one had published a full accounting of the extraordinary amounts of public money spent on housing since 2020. We pieced it together.
Vermont home sellers are no longer responsible for determining whether their property sits in a FEMA flood hazard area, ...
Next month, selling property will get a little easier in the Green Mountain State. Starting Sept. 1, Vermont property sellers will no longer be required to inform buyers whether their property is in a ...
The sweeping set of new rules are meant to help developers build the 40,000 new homes the state is forecast to need by 2030.
It looks good but without any investigatory powers it lacks engines. And without any enforcement authority, it lacks landing gear. And so it might look like a plane that could get you someplace but ...
Vermont boasts 93 miles of scenic trail where travelers can hike, cycle, ski, or simply savor charming towns and landscapes ...
Sept. 21 Water, Boulders, and Mud: The 2024 Flash Flood on Great Brook — This field trip explores several sites along Plainfield’s Great Brook, the site of major flash flooding and river channel ...
The Montpelier floods have a lot to answer for. In Susan Palmer’s intimate new play “Watershed,” the latest flood ignites a ...