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Three (and a half) stories that caught my eye this week (opens the original)
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Hi all! It’s been a whirlwind week between the Jewish holidays and a reporting trip to Maine. However, here are three news stories from the past week concerning Vermont climate/energy/land-use policy that caught my eye—plus a bonus story for anyone who has a touch of Darryl Kerrigan in them. As always, nothing in here is legal advice.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9agn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post
Three Stories that Caught my Eye This Week (opens the original)
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Hi all,I’m trying a new thing: picking out a few stories with a Vermont climate/environment/land-use connection (albeit sometimes a loose one) to share from “the week that was.” I can’t guarantee that this will come every week—but I’m going to try. In the case of commentary, choosing to include the piece doesn’t indicate agreement with the author’s take, though it does probably mean I think there’s at least an interesting conversation taking place. As always, nothing in here is legal advice.1. “
With agreement from environmentalists not to sue in hand, Scott Administration adopts scaled back changes to wetlands rules over legislators’ objection (opens the original)
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This post has been updated with further comment from the Agency of Natural Resources.Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) adopted changes to the state’s wetlands rules this week that will temporarily allow housing to be built closer to some wetlands in areas tabbed for housing growth. Those changes are significantly scaled back from earlier proposals, including ones contained in an executive order from Governor Phil Scott last fall.ANR secretary Julie Moore est
On the Record with Aly Richards (opens the original)
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Good Govermont sat down with the two candidates in the Democratic primary to be Vermont’s next governor to talk about their ideas in the areas of energy and land-use policy, after hearing them speak at a debate in Vergennes. This week, we are publishing a series of questions and answers with Aly Richards, of Montpelier. Last week, we published a </s
On the Record with Amanda Janoo (opens the original)
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Good Govermont sat down with the two candidates in the Democratic primary to be Vermont’s next governor, to discuss their ideas in the areas of energy and land-use policy. This week, we are publishing a series of questions and answers with Amanda Janoo, of Burlington. Next week, we will be publishing our conversation with Aly Richards of Montpelier. The conversation with Janoo took place on June 25; a federal housing bill she refers to has <a href="https://www.npr.org/202
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