In a huge win for Vermont’s environment, public health and energy security, the Obama administration announced new standards for automobile fuel economy and global warming emissions. An analysis done by VPIRG and its national affiliate Environment America found that these new federal standards – based on the “clean cars program” developed by California and adopted …
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The Obama Administration unveiled a proposal to open vast expanses of the Atlantic coastline, Gulf of Mexico, and the Northern coast of Alaska to new offshore drilling. VPIRGs sister organization, Environment America, is outraged that this administration will substantially increase offshore oil drilling,” said Anna Aurilio, Director of the DC Office of Environment America. “There …
The owners of Vermont Yankee, Entergy, are trying to break another promise to Vermont. When Entergy bought Vermont Yankee they agreed to pay to clean up the site when the plant closes. Now they are trying to leave Vermonters with the $1 billion cleanup bill. We can stop this! The legislature just announced that they’ll …
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We all know chemicals can be dangerous. You don’t want to get them in your eyes, or breathe their fumes. Sometimes though the tiny amount of them we’re exposed to every day can seem like it’s not a big deal. But it is. This Monday evening at 6:30pm at UVM a panel of experts will …
After health reform passed the House of Representatives and was signed into law by President Obama, something extraordinary happened. People stopped listening to opponents’ characterizations of the health reform bill and started looking to see what was actually in the reform for themselves, their families and their businesses. Media outlets started to run stories answering …
Do you have an old TV or computer gathering dust in your garage? For years VPIRG has been fighting for Vermonters to be able to safely and conveniently recycle their electronic waste. Now you’ll be able to – for free. This week, the Vermont House of Representatives approved a broadly supported bill that would provide …
Find out about clean energy investment this Saturday, March 27th Investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy is not just the right thing to do for the environment, it’s also a smart investment. So why aren’t more Vermonters greening their homes? One of the big reasons it can be hard for Vermonters to install renewables …
We just witnessed history being made. For the first time ever, a comprehensive health care bill has passed both Houses of Congress. The bill will give health care to 32 million Americans and help to save over 30,000 lives per year. And it will finally put an end to some of the worst insurance industry …
Take a look at this list of supposed “special deals” listed by Fox to supposedly illustrate the corrupt nature of health care reform: The list, put together by Fox’s “brain room” (their words, not mine), says more about the weakness of reform obstructionists than it does about reform itself. (The same can be said about …
Vermont Yankee’s corporate owner, Entergy, lied to Vermont’s regulators to get its license. This is unacceptable. Our state regulators need to make clear that lying in a government proceeding will not be rewarded. That’s why today VPIRG petitioned the PSB to enforce the law against Entergy. Numerous Vermont Yankee executives lied to our state’s regulators …
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