BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 7 -- The American Institute of Architects Vermont issued the following news: AIAVT members gathered on the evening of December 4th, 2019 for our Annual Meeting & Design Awards event, at the UVM Alumni House in Burlington, VT. The event kicked off with food and drinks in the historic mansion. Now the home of the UVM Alumni Foundation, the mansion was restored after many years spent serving as a fraternity house. In addition to restoring the house, a pavilion was added,   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 5 -- The American Institute of Architects Vermont issued the following news: Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, is depicted with two faces: one looking back to the past and one looking ahead to the future. January, named after this god, is a perfectly fitting time to reflect on the Emerging Professionals' Network's (EPN) accomplishments and activities in 2019 and to look ahead to our opportunities to grow in 2020. 2019 was my first year serving on the AIAVT Board of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced legislation to immediately ban fracking for oil and gas on all federal public lands onshore and offshore. The bill also would forbid any new federal permits for fossil fuel infrastructure such as pipelines, natural gas export terminals and ethane cracker plants. "This fracking ban bill is desperately needed if we're going to stop the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * - Low Immigration States Shoulder Tax Deficit of $4,000 to $6,500 per illegal alien * * * Immigration has a disproportionately large, and negative, impact on states that have traditionally received small numbers of foreign-born residents, according to a new report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The ten states analyzed in the study, Small Migrant Population  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 6 -- Vermont Conservation Voters issued the following news: VCV and partner groups were proud to release the Vermont's 2020 Environmental Common Agenda, your guide to this year's top legislative priorities for the environment, at a reception at the Vermont State House. The Common Agenda represents the priorities of a range of environmental organizations across Vermont who are working to engage policymakers and the public on important issues affecting our water, air, l  more