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by Mike Faher/The Commons Six months after Vermont officials filed suit to stop a controversial use of Vermont Yankee’s decommissioning trust fund, a federal court has dismissed the complaint on procedural grounds.
by Mike Faher/The Commons Federal regulators have announced that they’re satisfied with security changes implemented since Vermont Yankee’s shutdown. But it’s not clear exactly what those changes are, and officials say that’s by design.
by Mike Faher/The Commons Greater-than-anticipated amounts of groundwater—a total of 90,000 gallons so far—are encroaching into a key building at Vermont Yankee in Vernon, and plant administrators are weighing options to deal with the contaminated liquid. Those options include shipping the water to an out-of-state storage facility.
by Mike Faher/The Commons Federal regulators have given their blessing to Vermont Yankee’s decommissioning plans. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on February 4 announced that the Vernon plant’s Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report is consistent with federal guidelines.
Vermont Business Magazine The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD), with a grant from Dealer.com, has launched a first-of-its-kind project fusing art and recycling.
Vermont Business Magazine Jesse F (Sam) Sammis III, developer of the Green Mountain Center in Randolph, announced late Wednesday afternoon that he was dropping his plans for a mixed-use development in Randolph.
Vermont Business Magazine Two weeks to the day that the Senate initially passed the paid sick leave bill (Healthy Workplaces bill H187) and a week after an unusual re-visit of it by the Senate, the House passed the bill today (81-64) and will send it on to the governor for his signature into law. The bill was amended slightly by the Senate to reduce the impact of
Vermont Business Magazine USA Today has teamed up with members of the US Snowboarding team on their search for the North America’s best terrain parks for the annual Reader’s Choice 10Best. A multi-week voting battle ensued for resorts East and West – from 670 acre Stratton Mountain Resort to 7,165 foot Whistler-Blackcomb.
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine As part of the effort to reduce pollution in the state's waterways, and in particular Lake Champlain, agricultural and environmental leaders want to better manage agricultural water management with respect to what is commonly known as "tile drains." On Tuesday, they issued an interim report on the agricultural practice.
Vermont Business Magazine In a filing with the Public Service Board today, Vermont Gas has submitted a rate decrease for its customers of 3.3 percent, set to take effect later this year.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, in partnership with the Vermont Farm to School Network, announced the recipients of the 2016 Vermont Farm to School grant awards at a special ceremony in the Statehouse cafeteria last Wednesday.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) announced Tuesday that UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) received $15.8 million in funding for health usage monitoring systems (HUMS) for Department of the Navy helicopters built in Vermont.