Environment
Vermont Farmers Look North Of The Border For Solution To Dairy Crisis
While Vermont dairy farmers are experiencing some of the hardest times in recent memory, their counterparts in Quebec are thriving. The reason is a complex system that regulates the supply of milk and sets the price farmers receive.
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How The New England Aquarium Seeks To Urge Visitors To Act On Climate Change
The Aquarium MBTA station was closed due to flooding, and the aquarium itself, nearby on Boston’s Central Wharf, was closed out of caution for its visitors.
Maine In, New Hampshire Out For Energy Contract With Massachusetts
Massachusetts energy officials have announced they’re going with Plan B to bring Canadian hydroelectric power to the Bay State.
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New Research Shows ‘Strong Correlation’ Between Baby Lobster Decline, Possible Food Source
New science is bearing down on a poorly understood part of the North American lobster’s diet. And it turns out that a tiny crustacean’s abundance may help to explain expected declines in Maine’s lobster harvest.
Read MoreMovement To Strengthen ‘Organic’ Label Pushes For New Standards At Vermont Meeting
For a group of farmers and consumers around the country, the term “organic” just doesn’t go far enough. They say the U.S. Department of Agriculture has weakened standards for food that is supposed to be raised organically.
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Plan To Save Endangered Whales Faces Pushback From Lobster Industry
The endangered North Atlantic right whale population took a big hit last year, with a record number killed by fishing gear entanglements and ship strikes. Now, an ongoing debate over threats posed by Maine’s lobster industry is gaining new urgency.
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Six Months After Maria, Hurricane Relief Center in Hartford, Connecticut Closes
Hartford’s hurricane relief center was where evacuees from Puerto Rico could come to get help: help finding housing, jobs, winter clothing — whatever supplies or services they needed to restart their lives in Connecticut.
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Activist Investigates Farm Expansion, Uncovers Potential Lax State Oversight
One of the largest farm businesses Vermont expanded its operation and constructed a manure pit in Franklin County last summer — without a permit or state oversight.
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From Backyards To Big Business: Outside Investors Tap Into Vermont Maple Syrup Industry
Demand for maple syrup and maple products is growing by about 6 to 8 percent per year globally. The prospect of that kind of return is drawing in investors to Vermont like moths to a flame.
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Québec’s Legal Maple Syrup Cartel Dictates Prices For Vermont Maple Producers
While Vermont is by far the highest producing maple syrup state in the United States, 70 percent of the world’s maple syrup is made in Québec.
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