BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Office recently awarded four 2023 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to Vermont wastewater treatment plant operators to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managing and o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at six National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in Vermont this year. Each individual site will undergo a legally required Five-Year Review to ensure that previous remediation efforts at the sites continue to protect public health and the environment. Once the Five-Year Review is  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Today, FEMA published its first Office of Response and Recovery Year in Review report, highlighting the office's 2023 accomplishments, challenges and innovative solutions as it continues to face increasingly unique disasters. From a typhoon in Guam, to the devastating fire on Maui, to the historic flooding in Vermont, in 2023 FEMA supported res  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office stated that Gage Garr, 33, of Barre City, Vermont, has been indicted for possession of a short-barreled shotgun and possession of a firearm as an unlawful user of a controlled substance. A federal grand jury in Burlington issued the indictment, and Garr was arraigned yesterday in Burlington. At his arraignment, Garr p  more