Vermont Clean Water Network

Vermont Clean Water Network

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A group of non-profit organizations, government agencies, businesses and individuals working together Who needs to act and what should they do?

How can we ensure our water is fishable, swimmable and drinkable for years to come? Vermont Clean Water Network participants are collaborating to answer these critical questions and take action. In 2015, Voices for the Lake, a partnership of ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain and All Souls Interfaith Gathering, led a process to create an all encompassing understanding of Vermont’s water quality

01/20/2022

Join Helen Carr of the DEC Clean Water Initiative Program on Thurs., Jan. 27th, 12-12:45 pm to hear her talk "Investments in Clean Water are Paying Off for Vermont."

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A Dairy Farm Is Defending a Pollution Lawsuit. Some Say Vermont's Regs Are on Trial 01/20/2022

A Dairy Farm Is Defending a Pollution Lawsuit. Some Say Vermont's Regs Are on Trial Dennis and Vicki Hopper spend Vermont's more temperate months at their lakefront home in Panton, which they purchased for $3.2 million in 2014. Their primary...

Vermont farmers rewarded for successful land management 01/14/2022

Vermont farmers rewarded for successful land management Keeping phosphorus out of Vermont’s waterways has been a big part of clean initiatives. Now, farmers can get money for successfully managing their land.

Vermont flood costs could exceed $5.2 billion | Vermont Business Magazine 01/13/2022

Vermont flood costs could exceed $5.2 billion | Vermont Business Magazine Tue, 01/11/2022 - 10:50am -- tim Related Company: University of VermontHomeowners and low-income households to be disproportionately impacted by increased flooding, UVM researchers say. UVM photos. UVM Gund Institute for Environment Property damages from flooding in Vermont are calculated to exceed...

Farm management or climate change? Vorsteveld trial wraps up in Addison County. - VTDigger 01/12/2022

Farm management or climate change? Vorsteveld trial wraps up in Addison County. - VTDigger The court will decide whether the farmers should be held responsible for water running through neighbors’ fields and make changes to prevent it.

Fixing Phosphorus 01/07/2022

Fixing Phosphorus In the beginning, there was no phosphorus. The young universe was quiet and dark, awash in nothing but gigantic clouds of gas. Only after gravity had crushed together clumps of this hydrogen and helium, 100 million years after the Big Bang, did the first stars ignite. Burning through the...

Pollution Suit Against Large Dairy Farm Goes to Trial in Addison County 12/20/2021

Pollution Suit Against Large Dairy Farm Goes to Trial in Addison County Last week, a pair of Panton landowners sought to prove in a closely-watched civil trial in Addison County Superior Court that Vorsteveld Farm, a large...

Timeline photos 12/18/2021

Great opportunities!

CRC is hiring! We're looking for a full-time Communications Director and an Aquatic Invasive Species Marketing intern in Connecticut. And we're already working on plans for our 2022 field work and events season. More positions will be posted in the coming months!

Interested in joining a team that is passionate about protecting the environment and fighting for clean water? Explore the positions: https://bit.ly/2P9wB9K

An action plan for Lake Fairlee’s faltering health 12/18/2021

An action plan for Lake Fairlee’s faltering health We'll be expecting the final report around May 2023.

Environmental groups are pushing for more agriculture regulations. Farmers say they’re already strapped. - VTDigger 12/13/2021

Environmental groups are pushing for more agriculture regulations. Farmers say they’re already strapped. - VTDigger Leaders of several environmental groups want more regulation designed to protect local waters from farm pollution, but farmers say they’re already maxed out with clean water regulations.

Vermont is getting millions for water infrastructure. Where will the money be spent? - VTDigger 12/06/2021

Vermont is getting millions for water infrastructure. Where will the money be spent? - VTDigger Vermont will receive $63 million for water infrastructure in fiscal year 2022 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday.

12/03/2021

Help shape the 2022 Clean Water Lecture Series by completing this brief online questionnaire by Friday, December 3rd, 2021.

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ECHO Lake Aquarium And Science Center At The Leahy Center For Lake Champlain, One College Street
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