Legislative Accomplishments 2013

The legislative session is over, and the results are in.  Here at VPIRG, we’re celebrating the victories that our members helped to bring about. Thank you!

Of course, we didn’t win every fight. Read more on what your team at VPIRG was pressing for–and how we did.

Victory! GMO labeling bill passes House!

The VT House of Representatives passed the year’s GMO labeling law (H.112) by a vote of 99-42! This is the furthest any such legislation has made it through the legislative process in the US. It was clear that hearing from Vermonters like you that gave them the courage to lead the nation on this important issue.

Ban on Toxic Flame Retardants Passes House

In the jam-packed final days of the legislative session, the House of Representatives carved out time to pass the nation’’s strongest bill to protect children and fire fighters from unnecessary and harmful flame retardant chemicals (S.81, vote:141-0) by banning their use in children’s products and home furniture.

NEWS RELEASE: Vermont Land Use Review Applies to Keystone VT

Great news for Vermont! The decision letter found that Vermont’s land use law – Act 250 – would apply to any attempt to pump dirty tar sands oil through a 63 year-old pipeline that runs through Vermont’ Northeast Kingdom through to Portland, ME.

VPIRG Gets Entergy VP To Tell the Truth, For Once

VY shouldn’t be rewarded for it’s long list of “serious issues,” it should be retired.

As reported in the Times Argus, it was our lawyer, James Dumont, who finally got Entergy to tell the truth about VY’s history of leaks and lies. Read more.