MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 22 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources' Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2022: the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the issuance of the final Pretreatment Discharge permit by Watershed Management Division to Casella Waste for the continued authorization of the New England Waste Services of Vermont (NEWSVT) landfill in Coventry, Vermont to discharge (collect and transport) leachate to the Montp  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 21 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources' Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2022: The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the issuance of the final Pretreatment Discharge permit by Watershed Management Division to Casella Waste for the continued authorization of the New England Waste Services of Vermont (NEWSVT) landfill in Coventry, Vermont to discharge (collect and transport) leachate to the Montp  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 22 (TNSper) -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott today announced he's appointed 52 individuals to State boards and commissions in November and the first half of December. Boards and commissions serve an important role in state government, giving Vermonters numerous opportunities to serve their state and communities. The Governor's office is currently soliciting applications to fill vacancies and upcoming term expiratio  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Susanne R. Young issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: The Vermont Attorney General's Office and the Orange County State's Attorney's Office today announced the conclusions of their independent reviews of the fatal officer-involved shooting incident that occurred on August 15, 2022, in Ludlow, Vermont. Attorney General Susanne Young and Orange County State's Attorney Dickson Corbett have declined to prosecute Ludlow Police O  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: An independent clinical laboratory with locations in Rhode Island and Vermont has entered into a settlement agreement resolving kickback and false claims allegations, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. Dominion Diagnostics of North Kingstown, Rhode Island will pay $1.5 million to the MassHealth program to resolve allegations that it engaged in an illegal  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Dec. 20 (TNSpconf) -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release: Beth Locker, Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) associate dean for experiential learning, director of the JD Externship Program, and professor of law, attended and spoke on a panel at the First Philippine Clinical Legal Education Summit, held December 1 to 3, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. The summit was held by the Philippines' Legal Education Board, in partnership with the Supreme Court   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 21 (TNSbook) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2022: * * * 'Guidebook for the Engaged University' offers a new blueprint for tackling global problems * * * Today's students increasingly demand engaged learning and research opportunities directly relevant to climate change, social justice, and other environmental and sustainability challenges. But they often find the traditional university model can be ill-equipped to deliver that wor  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 22 (TNSper) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: When the calendar turns to 2023, sustainable food and agriculture researcher Meredith Niles will take a new role at the University of Vermont--as acting director of the Gund Institute for Environment. Niles will lead the Gund Institute for Environment--a research center with the ambitious mission of mobilizing scholars and decision makers to tackle urgent environmental challenges--until August 1, 2023  more