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News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Wednesday November 27, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Maine A.G. Frey Files Suit Against Fossil Fuel Companies for Deceiving Mainers About Climate Change
AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 26 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Attorney General Aaron Frey today announced that he has filed suit in state court against Exxon, Shell, Chevron, BP, Sunoco, and the American Petroleum Institute for deceiving Mainers for decades about the role of their fossil fuel products in causing climate change. The State seeks to hold the Defendants accountable for failing to warn Mainers and concealing their knowledge about th  more

Vt. Gov. Scott Appoints Zoie Saunders, Secretary of Agency of Education
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 27 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of Zoie Saunders to serve as permanent education secretary after serving as interim secretary since April 30, 2024. Saunders, in her six months as interim secretary, has traveled around the state with her team as part of the Agency's "Listen and Learn" tour, meeting with educators, parents, students, and community members to underst  more