PRESS STATEMENT: VT ANR fails to respond to climate and extinction reality with final Worcester Range plan
Standing Trees is deeply saddened and disappointed to learn that the VT ANR has approved a lackluster final plan for the Worcester Range
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Zack Porter
Sep 23
1 million comments support old growth protections on National Forests
The U.S. Forest Service has received more than 1 million comments over four comment periods urging it to protect mature and old-growth trees
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Zack Porter
Sep 13
TAKE ACTION: Speak up for Vermont state lands!
Speak up for Vermont state lands by attending an upcoming public meeting and submitting a comment to put the PUBLIC back in public lands!
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Zack Porter
Aug 30
Join Standing Trees for a fall outing!
Choose between big views from the top of the Worcester Range, explore an old-growth forest, or paddle with us on NH's Lake Tarleton!
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Zack Porter
Aug 7
TAKE ACTION: Weigh in by September 20th to protect mature and old-growth forests from logging
The Forest Service is on the verge of finalizing an old-growth logging plan instead of an old-growth protection policy. Take action today!
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Zack Porter
Jul 13
TAKE ACTION: Tell VHCB and ANR to put Vermont's 30x30 process back on the right path
Vermont passed historic 30x30 legislation in 2023. A year on, the entities in charge of implementing Act 59 are at risk of violating the law
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Zack Porter
Jun 21
PRESS STATEMENT: Biden Admin must push Forest Service for stronger mature and old-growth protections on federal lands
On Thursday the Forest Service released a long-anticipated draft analysis for a new policy to manage older forests on federal lands
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Zack Porter
Mar 15
TAKE ACTION: Telephone Gap On the Chopping Block (Round 2)
Submit a comment today to stop the US Forest Service from logging some of the healthiest forests in all of Vermont!
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Zack Porter
Jan 12
Hanging in the Balance: The future of Vermont's Wild Worcester Range
Vermont ANR has released a draft of its first-ever management plan for the Worcester Range. The public has until February 2nd to comment.
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Zack Porter
Nov 18, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Highlights Hidden Economic Cost of McNeil Generating Station
Burlington Electric Dept ratepayers are losing millions of dollars each year; money that could be better invested in low-carbon energy.
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Zack Porter
Sep 14, 2023
Going nowhere: Proposed ski gondola threatens habitat and treasured landscape at the top of Vermont
The public has been kept in the dark about a proposal to connect Stowe (Vail Resorts) and Smugglers Notch Ski Resort by a new gondola.
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Zack Porter
Jun 13, 2023
RELEASE: McNeil biomass power plant goes “on trial” at Burlington City Hall
McNeil power plant goes “on trial” at Burlington City Hall. Experts to set the record straight on Vermont's single largest source of carbon.
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Zack Porter
Apr 20, 2023
RELEASE: Forest Service takes key step toward national rule to protect mature, old-growth forests
Forest Service takes key step toward national rule to protect mature, old-growth forests.
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Zack Porter
Apr 13, 2023
TAKE ACTION: Speak up for forests at the Vermont State House!
Take Action for forests at the Vermont State House! Lawmakers need to hear from you today on two bills - H126 and S5.
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Zack Porter
Apr 13, 2023
RELEASE: Environmental and Social Justice Groups Call for Biofuels to be Eliminated from the AHA
Environmental and Social Justice Groups Call for Biofuels to be Eliminated from the so-called Affordable Heat Act.
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Zack Porter
Feb 17, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Vermont groups call on legislators to choose real climate solutions
Press Release - Vermont groups call on legislators to choose real climate solutions and end reliance on biomass electricity
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Zack Porter
Feb 1, 2023
TAKE ACTION: Telephone Gap On the Chopping Block
Take action today to stop a reckless proposal by the Green Mountain National Forest that threatens Vermont's oldest and healthiest forests
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Zack Porter
Nov 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: Standing Trees and co-plaintiffs sue State of Vermont
Standing Trees and co-plaintiffs sue State of Vermont to force transparency and accountability for state land decision-making
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