Job Summary: VPIRG seeks a highly organized, creative communicator with great writing skills and an interest in growing our reach through social media and other modes of communication to meet Vermont’s public where they are. This is your opportunity to make an immediate impact on campaigns that protect and promote the health of Vermont’s people, …
VPIRG is hiring for a full-time Communications Associate! Read More »
Duration: Two-year commitment from Tuesday, September 8, 2026 – end of canvass August 2028 Job Summary: The VPIRG Fellowship is a two-year entry-level organizing and advocacy position that gives you the training and hands on experience to be a leader. This is your opportunity to make an immediate impact on campaigns that protect and promote …
VPIRG is hiring For Our Organizing & Advocacy Fellowship! Read More »
This past Monday, ICE killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old Colombian man who was living in our sister state of Maine. He was fatally shot during a traffic stop. He was authorized to work in the U.S. He was not the target of ICE’s enforcement operation. He had a wife and small child. His …
VPIRG is looking for an exceptional advocate to join our team. Vermont, in significant part because of VPIRG’s work, is a national leader on toxics and environmental health. With the gutting of federal rules and protections for the health of people and environment, strong state-level action is more important than ever. The Environmental Advocate leads …
VPIRG is hiring for a full-time Environmental Advocate! Read More »
CLIMATE & ENERGY Passing the nation’s strongest regulations on AI data center development VPIRG led the effort to strengthen and pass H.727, which Gov Scott ultimately vetoed despite hundreds of VPIRG members and other Vermonters urging him to side with Vermont ratepayers over Big Tech. The bill would have ensured Vermonters don’t wind up paying …
Vermont Becomes the First State in the Nation to Ban Paraquat and Reduce Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Montpelier, VT — Governor Phil Scott signed landmark legislation into law today, making Vermont the first state in the nation to ban the toxic herbicide paraquat, which is linked to Parkinson’s disease. Health and environmental advocates celebrated the …
You’ve probably seen the news about President Trump’s so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” But let’s call it what it is: a blatantly corrupt political slush fund. Here’s why this is so outrageous… The Trump administration is creating a nearly $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded program to “compensate” Trump allies and political loyalists who claim they were unfairly investigated or …
The Vermont Legislature has passed H.536 – a bill that takes an important step toward making baby food safer and more transparent. The legislation requires baby food manufacturers to test their products for toxic heavy metals – arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury – and make those results publicly available through a QR code. This kind …
Toxic Heavy Metal Testing for Baby Food Heads to Governor’s Desk Read More »
Submitted by: ACLU of Vermont, Migrant Justice, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP), and the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) Dear Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, We are asking you to vote to include federal officials in S.208 when it comes to the floor. The goal of the bill as introduced was to …
Joint Statement on S.208 (Law Enforcement Identification) Read More »
For decades, Ben & Jerry’s has been more than just an ice cream company. It has been a bold voice for social, economic, and environmental justice, values that align deeply with VPIRG’s mission and the work we do together here in Vermont. Right now, that legacy is facing a serious challenge.1 You may have seen …
