2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (986+ words) The preliminary results of a 2025 state survey show that last year's drought cost Vermont farms more than $15.9 million. Respondents came from 200 farms across Vermont's 14 counties, the majority from Addison, Orleans and Rutland counties. The results show 79,000 acres were impacted by…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (572+ words) This story by Aaron Calvin was first published in News & Citizen on Dec. 24, 2025. This winter the University of Vermont marks a quarter century of continuous research documenting two key tributaries of Mount Mansfield " the West Branch of the Little River…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1037+ words) VTDigger runs on reader support. Help us reach our goal by Dec. 31. For Sue Minter, Vermont's newly appointed climate superfund specialist, the floods started early. Every story VTDigger publishes starts with the generosity of our members. Become one before midnight…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (692+ words) We're halfway to our Thanksgiving goal of 1,200 members and 3,600 meals for the Vermont Foodbank. Will you join? Gov. Phil Scott on Friday formally appealed President Donald Trump's rejection of a state application for federal disaster aid stemming from flooding that…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1224+ words) Sunrise Orchards in Cornwall has been hustling to harvest 150 acres of apples with the help of 25 Jamaican seasonal workers like Dwayne Brown. "I pick apples, I pack apples, I prune, and I make cider," said Brown, 41, who has been working…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (627+ words) In the past two years, the town of Burke has relied on federal funds to recover from floods, but this year, Burke will be cut off from a key source of that funding. On July 10, rainfall and flooding significantly damaged…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (528+ words) Vermont joined a lawsuit directed at the Trump administration on Wednesday for abruptly cutting $7 billion in federal funding for nationwide solar energy projects. The complaint joins together a coalition of 20 states from Arizona to Maine, including Vermont Attorney General Charity…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (538+ words) Residents of Wells River are still grappling with uncertainty about their water supply after the village well was shut down in July as a precautionary measure following an oil spill that contaminated the surrounding area last January." The possibility of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (680+ words) This story by Briana Brady was first published in the Shelburne News on Oct. 2, 2025. Anyone taking a walk near Shelburne Beach can see it: the lake is low. The beach stretches out farther than some may have ever seen it....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (470+ words) This commentary is by Marisa D. Keller, of Montpelier. Keller is a former weatherization technician, a communications professional, a climate justice volunteer and a part-time staffer with 350Vermont. Vermont faces a housing crisis, an affordability crisis and a climate crisis. At the…...