On May 5th Vermont state legislators gave final passage to a bill that will help to curb predatory practices by credit card companies and protect both Vermont businesses and consumers. VPIRG Executive Director Paul Burns testified earlier in the House Commerce Committee in favor of the bill, S.138, An Act Relating to Credit Card Fees. …
On Monday, the House passed a bill to protect children from Bisphenol A (BPA) – a toxic chemical used in some baby bottles, sports bottles, infant formula cans, and many other reusable food and beverage containers. S.247 will now make its way to the Governor’s office where he is expected to sign the bill into …
The bill that will protect our families from the toxic chemical BPA has been passed out of committee and will be on the House floor on Friday. I’ve got a newborn baby boy, and as a new mom I’m learning how difficult it can be to identify safe products for our kids. We shouldn’t …
S.88, Vermont’s main health care bill, passed the House on April 23, 2010 by a vote of 91-42. The bill, which is critical to Vermont’s health care reform efforts, passed the Senate on April 8th. It marks and important step forward in our goal of ensuring that all Vermonters have access to high-quality, affordable health …
America’s buildings consume more than 40 percent of our total energy, which amounts to almost 10 percent of all the energy used in the world. Much of this energy is wasted due to inadequate insulation, inefficient heating and cooling systems, and poor construction techniques. The National Academy of Sciences estimates that widespread use of today’s …
New Report: How High-Efficiency Buildings Will Save Money and Reduce Global Warming Read More »
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 …
White House Follows Vermont’s Lead on Clean Cars Read More »
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 …
VT Yankee – don’t stick Vters with the clean up bill Read More »
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 …