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Conservation officers said a pair of hikers they escorted out of the White Mountains were unprepared for the blizzard-like conditions they encountered in Franconia. -
The parties now say they expect to reach an agreement by March 31, more than two months after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to halt offshore wind. -
Dartmouth researchers say zooplankton could help bury carbon in the ocean. The key to that process? Sprinkling clay dust on the surface of the water.
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A first-in-the-nation policy that seeks to reduce the amount of fossil fuels Vermonters use to heat their homes would add an estimated 58 cents per gallon to the cost of heating fuel over the next 10 years, according to a report issued by the Public Utility Commission. -
The Department for Children and Families unconstitutionally conspired with private service providers to monitor a pregnant woman, attempt to coerce her into a cesarean, and wrongfully take custody of her child, the ACLU of Vermont alleged in a lawsuit. -
The chief justice's statements contradict Justice Hantz Marconi’s claims that she had his consent to speak with Sununu. -
The president and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont described the insurer's alarming state of finances in a letter this week. -
Now in its 55th year, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Love March, starting with humble beginnings, is now well attended by local and state leaders. -
A proposed slow zone for ferries, ships and large boats along the U.S. East Coast has been scrapped, after months of heated criticism from Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and other coastal communities. Whale conservationists lamented the move as a major loss, saying the federal proposal was a “much needed” effort to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from extinction. -
Republican Gov. Phil Scott will introduce legislation that would create clearer legal standards for when a defendant can be held without bail. He said the provision will address a practice that his administration has coined “catch and release.” -
State officials are preparing to respond to any sweeping actions President-elect Donald Trump makes on day one. -
Winter is planting season for kelp, a growing industry in New England.
