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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday March 15, 2020 ( 4 items )  

ISO New England: March 12 Consumer Liaison Group Meeting in Vermont
HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, March 12 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: The Consumer Liaison Group (CLG) meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 12 in Woodstock, Vermont has been postponed. ISO New England is working closely with the CLG Coordinating Committee to reschedule the meeting and will share additional information as soon as it becomes available. ISO New England's update presentation, with information on the results of Forward Capacity Auction #14, the ISO's Energy Securit  more

Nature Conservancy: New England Family Forest Owners Win New Funding for Carbon-Friendly Forest Management
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 12 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * - Family Forest Carbon Program to Distribute National Award * * * Family forest landowners in Vermont and Massachusetts who adopt carbon-friendly forest practices could be soon eligible for new support under a program being brought to New England by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy. The Family Forest Carbon Program will provide ways for family forest landowners to adopt forest m  more

Vermont Conservation Voters Announces Congressional Delegation Scores From LCV's 2019 National Environmental Scorecard
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 13 -- Vermont Conservation Voters issued the following news: Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) released the 2019 National Environmental Scorecard from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV). The Scorecard is a valuable tool for evaluating the environmental records of every member of Congress, and is available online at scorecard.lcv.org. "While the Trump Administration continues an unprecedented assault on protections for our air, water, public lands, wildlife, and   more

World Learning, SIT Announce Safety Measures in Response to COVID-19
BRATTLEBORO, Vermont, March 14 -- World Learning issued the following news release: School for International Training and its parent organization, World Learning, Inc., have announced safety measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective Monday, March 16, faculty and staff based in the organization's headquarters in Brattleboro, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., have been instructed to work from home. Nearly 150 World Learning and SIT staff members work on the Vermont campus. The manda  more