January 2014 E-News VNRC Supporting Healthy Connecticut River as State, Entergy Enter Agreement In late December, the State of Vermont and Entergy announced a settlement, which supports the continued operation of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant through 2014, while outlining provisions for economic development in Windham County, site restoration and decommissioning. The settlement defers […]

News from the Bulletin: Green Thumbs at Work Garden Grants Application deadline Jan. 21 Imagine walking outside your workplace on your lunch break to pick a fresh carrot, weed a little, or simply sit in a green and peaceful space. You can make it happen thanks to a new Vermont Department of Health and Vermont […]

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Read about how natural spaces positively influence human mental health here!  

The January 14th AASHE bulletin is up! Click here to read!

        AASHE’s first 2014 bulletin is out, with such news as “Loyola U Chicago Employees Receive University Aid to Live Closer.” Click to read the latest!

This document was prepared in response to requests from a number of college and university presidents and administrators seeking guidance on how to address climate change risk and opportunities in their investment portfolios. Second Nature believes that assessing climate change as an investment risk is not about taking a position on the science of climate […]

Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law Center (ELC) and the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) unveil the fourth annual Top 10 Environmental Watch List.

In past years, the Watch List covered a variety of environmental issues. In light of breaching a significant climate change level for atmospheric carbon dioxide, this year’s Watch List focuses on the legal and policy actions that hope to address—or prepare us to endure—impending climate change catastrophes. Continue reading →

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