Clean Heat Standard
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Democrats Plot Next Carbon Tax During Repeal of Clean Heat Standard
Thirteen Senate Democrats joined every Republican in repealing Act 18, the Clean Heat Standard, but Democrats also advanced the fossil fuel dealer registry on party…
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Do Other States Get Sued Over Climate Targets? Vermont Can.
Vermont aligned its climate law with the U.S. Climate Alliance’s 2025 emissions pledge — and went further by making those targets enforceable in court. As…
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H.767: A Moratorium on Mandates Vermonters Can’t Afford
Rep. Michael Tagliavia pitched H.767 to the House Energy Committee — an eight-year moratorium on five of Vermont’s biggest climate and land use laws. His…
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Agenda 21 Puts the You in U.N.
Vermont second home owners could see tax bills jump by $5,000 annually under Act 73’s new property classification system. The law creates separate rates for…
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Is Montpelier Coming for Your Woodpile?
Vermont’s effort to lead on climate change is turning into a cautionary tale. With firewood now in the crosshairs of environmental policy, Montpelier risks alienating…
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How Energy Privilege Built Two Different Vermonts
Northwestern Vermont’s “gas towns” enjoy the cost-saving benefits of natural gas, while rural and southern communities bear higher heating costs without affordable options. Vermont’s renewable…
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WTF Is a Policy Preference Cascade?
Vermonters aren’t imagining it — rising costs, housing shortages, and ignored concerns all trace back to a structural issue called a policy preference cascade. When…
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Vermont’s Green Credit Con: Clean State, Dirty Books
Vermont’s carbon-credit and REC systems don’t reduce real carbon emissions—they just shift carbon claims between states and companies while driving up electric and heating costs.…
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Montpelier Should Measure Twice, Legislate Once
Vermont keeps breaking ground on sweeping laws—the Clean Water Act, Three-Acre Rule, Global Warming Solutions Act, and Clean Heat Standard—before anyone knows how they’ll work…
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The Privilege of Natural Gas and Climate Politics
Northwestern Vermont’s “gas towns” enjoy the cost-saving benefits of natural gas, while rural and southern communities bear higher heating costs without affordable options. Vermont’s renewable…
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