New York and Vermont recently passed laws like these, which require energy companies to pay climate damages and will likely face fierce challenges.

A mix of conditions are set to impact Vermont and New York through one of the region's busiest holiday weekends.Saturday — Strong WindsFriday night into early Saturday, an approaching front will cause winds to accelerate out of the south.

A trough of low pressure will help to switch our wind flow back out of the northwest between late tonight and the end of the week. While winds will be gusting upwards of 35+ mph with frigid wind chills to boot,

Through Wednesday evening, several inches of snow are expected in the mountains. Over 4 inches can be expected in the northern Adirondacks, with up to 8 inches in the northern Green Mountains. A light accumulation is possible in the Champlain Valley, especially near St. Albans.

There are, I can now admit as I look back to that summer morning, many more reasons not to run across Vermont than to do it. I, however, had found myself at a peculiar junction in my life (unsure of where to live,

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the 30th anniversary of the holiday. But all weekend, schools and businesses will be honoring Dr . King's legacy through acts of kindness and education. At St.

The Climate Change Superfund Act will collect billions from companies that have extracted fossil fuels in recent years.

With the incoming Trump administration poised for an attack on federal environmental regulations, states are quickly emerging with actions on

This is not going to be a super-smooth process. This is going to be an iterative process,” said Green Mountain Care Board member David Murman of the work required to participate.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued the state of Vermont in federal court last week over its Climate Superfund Act. The plaintiffs argue that the law violates both the U.

The state’s legislation is the second in a growing coalition of Northeast states requiring polluters pay for climate damages. Big Oil is already fighting back.

A low pressure system will come close enough for a round of snow Sunday night, mainly from the Champlain Valley points south and east. A couple inches are possible in places like Burlington and Ticonderoga, with 8-12"+ likely in southern Vermont and New Hampshire.