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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday June 28, 2020 ( 2 items )  

Conservation Law Foundation: Vermont Senate Votes to Approve Critical Climate Bill
MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 25 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: A coalition of business and environmental organizations released the following statement today after the Vermont Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve the Global Warming Solutions Act. The groups commend President Pro Tem Tim Ashe, Majority Leader Becca Balint, Chairman Senator Bray, members of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee, and the Climate Solutions Caucus for their strong   more

Rocky Mountain Institute: U.S. Local Governments Lead the Way in the Clean Energy Transition
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: As of March 2020, local governments signed 335 deals to procure a total of 8.28 gigawatts of renewable energy over the last five years--more than the total energy generation capacity of Alaska, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont combined. This data was compiled by the Local Government Renewables Action Tracker, a new resource launched by the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator that documents r  more