ESSEX JUNCTION, Vermont, Oct. 18 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced the award of $30 million in federal funding to advance the development and production of next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon semiconductors at GF's facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. With their unique ability to handle  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 19 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following news: The Vermont Senate Committee on Committees and the Speaker of the House are holding a public application process to fill open seats on the newly formed Environmental Justice Advisory Council and the Vermont Commission on Women. The Environmental Justice Advisory Council will advise State agencies on environmental justice issues and on how to incorporate environmental justice into agency procedures and de  more

PLATTSBURGH, New York, Oct. 21 (TNSpro) -- The State University of New York's Plattsburgh Campus issued the following news: First-year students from eight states across the country will be able to attend SUNY Plattsburgh for the same tuition they'd pay at their own state university system. Students considering the public university system flagship schools in Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois and California for the 2023-2024 academic year wil  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 20 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources' Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news: On February 1, 2022, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued changes to the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (VHWMR) (bit.ly/VHWMR-2022). The VHWMR regulates the handling, use, reuse, and recycling of hazardous waste in Vermont. Hazardous waste has chemicals or properties - such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivi  more