Vermont Clean Water Network
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
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."
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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
12/18/2021
An action plan for Lake Fairlee’s faltering health We'll be expecting the final report around May 2023.
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.
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.
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ECHO Lake Aquarium And Science Center At The Leahy Center For Lake Champlain, One College Street
Burlington, VT
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