Vermont

Clinton Campaign Hits the Airwaves Statewide with First Green Mountain State Ad

2/20/2008 -- The Clinton campaign launched a new television ad in Vermont today highlighting Hillary Clinton’s commitment to giving a voice to American families struggling in our troubled economy to obtain quality, affordable health care, invest in alternative energy and green jobs, realize the dream of home ownership, and give their children the future they deserve.    » read more »

February 13, 2008 -- ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced its Vermont Leadership Team, along with endorsements from state legislators and prominent Republican party leaders.

"John McCain is the conservative who can rally and unify our party for victory in November," said Governor Jim Douglas. "John has a 24-year record of being strong on national security, cutting taxes and wasteful spending, and reforming and restoring trust in government to make our country stronger."    » read more »

February 11, 2008 - The Vermont Attorney General’s Office warns of a fraudulent email that is circulating soliciting information for processing a tax refund. “Never send a bank account number, credit or debit card or PIN number, or other personally identifying information through the internet unless you initiated the contact and know whom you are dealing with,” warns Attorney General Bill Sorrell.    » read more »

February 8, 2008 - Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell announced today that Vermont will receive $3,881,945.00 as part of two separate global settlements totaling $649 million with Merck & Co., Inc. The entire Vermont settlement will be split between Vermont Medicaid and the federal government. The settlements involve 49 states, the District of Columbia and the federal government.    » read more »

February 8, 2008 - Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell announced today that the United States Appeals Court for the District of Columbia has struck down two rules enacted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applying unlawfully lenient standards for mercury emissions from power plants. A coalition of 16 states, including Vermont, and various environmental groups had challenged the rules because the rules would have improperly allowed for higher mercury emissions and would have perpetuated “hot spots” of local mercury deposition.    » read more »

February 08, 2008 -- Montpelier, Vermont – Today Vermont DPS Director of Public Advocacy Sarah Hofmann attended a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) in Washington, DC. The ACRS is an independent review committee of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) made up of scientists with expertise in the area of reactor safety. In the past, the ACRS has provided guidance on Entergy’s requests for a 20 increase in output at Vermont Yankee. In relicensing cases, ACRS approval is required.    » read more »

February 4, 2008 - Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell applauded a Caledonia Superior Court decision issued on January 31, 2008, that prohibits smoking in a building operated by the Lyndonville VFW on Hill Street in Lyndonville. The court upheld the validity of Vermont’s Smoking in Public Places law and found the VFW in violation of the law.    » read more »

January 30, 2008 -- Montpelier, Vt. — Vermont Governor Jim Douglas and the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) today sent a letter to the United States Senate urging them to include additional funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) currently being considered in Washington.    » read more »

January 29, 2008 -- WATERBURY, VT – Vermont deer hunters had a very good season according to preliminary numbers released by the Fish & Wildlife Department.

“Last year’s favorable winter conditions and recent changes in Vermont deer hunting regulations are credited with improving the number of deer and increasing the number of bigger, older bucks taken by hunters,” said State Wildlife Biologist Shawn Haskell, who chairs Vermont’s deer management team.    » read more »

January 28, 2008 - Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell announced today that he and nine other state attorneys general have written to the Federal Trade Commission to ask that the FTC develop guidelines for businesses that sell carbon emission offset credits. The request came in a letter from the Offices of the Vermont and California Attorneys General on behalf of themselves and their counterparts in Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire and Oklahoma.    » read more »

January 25, 2008 -- Waterbury, VT – Vermont anglers will have the opportunity to comment on the draft baitfish regulations at five public hearings around the state starting Tuesday, January 29th.

The emergency baitfish regulation, which was to expire in February, has been renewed and will continue until the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board enacts a permanent regulation that will replace it.    » read more »

January 25, 2008 -- WATERBURY, VT - Vermont's ice fishing action is off to a strong start after a spell of warm weather in early January. Recent cold weather and the state’s excellent fishing opportunities have made ice fishing attractive again.

Vermont’s premier fishing destination, Lake Champlain, offers many ice fishing opportunities. According to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, ice anglers can find quality fishing for many species on this 120-mile long lake, including landlocked salmon, lake trout, northern pike, yellow perch, white perch, walleye, crappie, and smelt.    » read more »

01/24/2008 -- A Senate bill would override an Environmental Protection Agency ruling and let Vermont and other states enforce tougher vehicle emission rules to curb global warming. Cosponsored by Senators Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy, the bill by Senator Barbara Boxer was offered on the same day EPA Administrator Steven Johnson was summoned before a Senate panel she chairs to explain why he shunned the advice of EPA experts and blocked California, Vermont and other states from enforcing their own emission standards.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, January 24 – A bill to be introduced in the Senate today would override an Environmental Protection Agency ruling and let Vermont and other states enforce tougher vehicle emission rules to curb global warming.    » read more »

Says EPA Waiver Denial Is ‘Legally and Factually Unsound’

January 24, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vermont Governor Jim Douglas today urged Congress to hold the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accountable to the Clean Air Act.

Testifying before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Douglas said Vermont is a leader among the 12 states that have adopted California’s tough tailpipe emissions standards and in 2005 was the first state to sign on to California’s amendments.    » read more »