MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 16 (TNStalk) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement on Dec. 15, 2022: * * * Legislators have delayed a decision on a new rule governing pesticide use in Vermont after advocates and community members raised significant concerns. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. * * * "People have a right to make their voice heard when harmful chemicals are being used in their neighborhoods," said CLF attorney M  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSgov) -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) submitted a friend-of-the-court brief before the Supreme Court of Vermont in a case challenging a law the City of Winooski, Vermont, had enacted giving the right to vote in city elections to alien residents of the city. This and other laws like it scattered across the country are an affront to, and an infringement on, the sovereignty of the people o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSgov) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: * * * Projects will restore and manage forest blocks to enhance habitat for birds and restore the health of aquatic ecosystems * * * The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $2 million in grants to restore and sustain healthy forests and rivers that provide habitat for diverse fish and wildlife populations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (TNSgov) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: Top federal and state environmental agencies and officials from New England and New York, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announced 41 grants totaling $10.3 million to organizations and local governments to improve the environment of Long Island Sound. The grants are matched by $5.8 million from the grantees themselve  more

WATERBURY, Vermont, Dec. 16 (TNSgov) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: The Green Mountain Club (GMC), Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) successfully conserved the Judevine Headwaters property in Johnson, Vermont. The 13-acre property is now owned and managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation as part of Long Trail State Forest. As an addition to Long Trail State   more