MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 18 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources' Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news: The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently issued seven 'Water Quality Restoration Formula Grants' to provide funding for clean water projects to address phosphorous and other water quality impairments in the Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog watershed basins. These grants were distributed to newly formed regional Clean Water Service P  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Nov. 19 (TNSpro) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: Middlebury will begin a new Russian language immersion program in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, in spring 2023, the Middlebury Schools Abroad announced recently. Students in the program, which is open to students at Middlebury and other colleges and universities, will have the choice of enrolling in one of two local universities that are partnering with Middlebury: Nazarbaev University and Narikbaev KA  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 19 (TNSbook) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: * * * In the new book, The Progress Illusion, UVM's Jon Erickson is working to reclaim the future from 'fairytale economics'. * * * A new book by UVM economist Jon Erickson, The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming Our Future from the Fairytale of Economics (Island Press, Dec. 1) explores the harsh economic realities that have led to sky-high inflation, growing inequality, polarized politics, and climate   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 17 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2022: Tonight, Tuesday November 8, Vermont decisively elected a historic slate of Democratic candidates, standing against GOP extremism and proving that the vast majority of Vermont aligns with the Democratic Party's core principles of equity, progress, and a sustainable and affordable future for all. Senator-elect Peter Welch is taking the seat of Vermont legend Senator Patrick Leahy, an  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 14 -- Vermont Attorney General Susanne R. Young issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022: Attorney General Susanne Young today announced that Vermont will receive $4 million from a multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices related to Google Account settings. The settlement also requires Google to be more transparent with consumers about its practices, including giving users detailed information about the types of location data Goo  more