MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 8 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, advocates and community leaders gathered to urge Governor Phil Scott to sign H. 72, a bill that would authorize and fund the state's first overdose prevention center in Burlington. Speakers included health practitioners who work on the frontlines of the overdose crisis and underscored the dire need for overdose prevention centers, as well as people in recovery who emphasized the impor  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 8 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release: * * * Vermont Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond * * * The Vermont chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Vermont lawmakers for passing S.209 with bipartisan support through both chambers of the legislature yesterday. S. 209  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 11 -- Vermont Conservation Voters issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: The Vermont Senate gave final approval today to landmark legislation that holds the largest fossil fuel companies financially accountable for a portion of the costs of climate change.On a voice vote, Senators approved final passage of the Climate Superfund Act (S.259). Earlier this month, 106 of the 150 members of the House of Representatives voted in favor of the legislation on second   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 8 -- Vermont Conservation Voters issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, the Vermont Legislature passed legislation (S.25) to ban per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) and other toxic chemicals from personal care products, and to ban PFAS from apparel, cookware, artificial turf, and children's products. The bill includes a first-in-the-nation ban on phthalates, formaldehyde, mercury, and lead among other harmful chemicals in menstrual products, and  more