Legislature passes bill to phase out most toxic light bulbs;
Today, the Vermont Senate followed in the footsteps of the House of Representatives in adopting legislation to ban sales of 4-foot linear fluorescent light bulbs starting January 1, 2024.
News and Updates
Ranked Choice Voting bill heads to governor’s desk
Yesterday, the Vermont Senate advanced H.744, legislation that would allow the City of Burlington to use ranked choice voting (RCV) in all future city council elections.
Community Leaders & Lawmakers Call for Passage of Environmental Justice Bill
Today, community leaders and legislators gathered in Montpelier to call for passage of the state’s first comprehensive Environmental Justice bill, S.148. Leaders discussed environmental justice issues in Vermont, and the actions being taken to remedy known inequities among impacted populations. Vermont is one of only a handful of states that lacks an environmental justice policy, …
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VT can act on IPCC report
This guest blog post was written by VPIRG Intern Charlie Dobson, of Bennington, who is currently a senior at Holderness School Earlier this month, the International Panel on Climate Change released its third and final section of its Sixth Assessment Report on where the world sits in the battle against climate change. Each section had …
VPIRG stands with Vermont’s trans community
A message from VPIRG Trustee Diana González: I’m writing today as a VPIRG Trustee, a queer person, a parent, a spouse to a trans person, and a former Vermont legislator. As you may have seen, over the last week the Vermont GOP has been spewing misinformation about a piece of legislation – H.659 – that …
VT Senate advances environmental justice
The State Senate just took a major step towards environmental justice (EJ) in Vermont. S.148, which would be the state’s first environmental justice law, passed Tuesday on an overwhelming, tri-partisan 28-1 vote. We at VPIRG have joined dozens of groups supporting this bill because we see it as an essential step to bring more communities …
AI Bill moves to VT Senate
VPIRG Applauds House for Passing Artificial Intelligence Bill, Urges Senate Action MONTPELIER, VT – Public interest advocates hailed the Vermont House for passing legislation (H.410) that would create a framework for the state to investigate, understand, and shape uses of artificial intelligence in Vermont more comprehensively. Lead sponsor of the legislation, Representative Brian Cina Chittenden …
Big Climate Investments in the FY23 Budget
The FY23 budget includes over $110 million in investments to cut climate pollution, with the significant majority of that funding going to programs aimed at helping low- and moderate-income Vermonters cut their energy bills and fully participate in the transition off of fossil fuels. The House has also already voted to support H.518, the municipal energy …
2022 Mid-Session Legislative Update
We’re halfway through the 2022 legislative session in Vermont, and though our work continues to look a little different due to the ongoing pandemic, we have made significant progress across the board on our legislative priorities. From the continuing fight for Bottle Bill modernization to advancing a landmark climate legislation, read on to see where …
VPIRG at 50: Retiring Vermont Yankee as Planned
This year VPIRG is celebrating its 50th anniversary. All year long we’ll be sharing special messages like this—from VPIRG staff, board, and members, past and present—reflecting on some of the major victories this incredible community has achieved together over the past five decades. Drew Hudson here. I served as VPIRG’s Field Director from 2003 to …