Author: VTDigger

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Sustainability Tonomia En

Mental health disparities among Vermont children are clear in youth survey

Results from the survey conducted in high schools and middle schools in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic show again that girls, students of color and LGBTQ+ students suffer from depression, anxiety and self-harm at much higher rates than their peers.
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Sustainability Tonomia En

New mental health treatment facility opens, and others are in early stages

Legislation in process lays the groundwork for other projects to supplement the inpatient beds that came online last week at a new secure residential location in Essex.
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Sustainability Tonomia En

Stephen Whitaker: Internet outage demonstrates state’s self-delusional approach

The governor's faux-frugality is simply shifting increasing liabilities forward to beyond his term in office.
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Sustainability Tonomia En

Vermont Department of Corrections contracts with new health services provider

The department announced a new three-year contract with the company Wellpath after its contract with VitalCore Health Strategies expires at the end of June. The state previously contracted with Wellpath when it operated under the name Correct Care Solutions.

Letter to the editor: Will libraries bring financial sustainability to VSU?

The library transformation team must have analyzed the anticipated costs in order to justify shifting to an all-digital format.
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Climate Change Global Warming.

In a season impacted by patterns of climate change, ski areas work to be ‘adaptable’

Scientists in Vermont have documented the state’s rapidly warming winters. As snowmakers hustle to keep pace with the changes in weather conditions, skiers are feeling the impacts.
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Global Warming. Renewable Energy.

Peter Sterling: A Vermont solution to fighting climate change: 100% renewable energy

Let’s direct our utilities to stop purchasing electricity generated by burning fossil fuels and switch to electricity from local and regional wind, solar and hydropower.
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Gardening Gardens

Carl Gary Taylor, social worker, NAAPI founder, gardener, father

Carl was a generous and humble man. Through his Foundation and from personal resources Carl supported a vast number of organizations and people in their efforts to make a healing impact on this community and the wider world.
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Gardening Gardens

Carl Gary Taylor, social worker, NAAPI founder, gardener, father

Carl was a generous and humble man. Through his Foundation and from personal resources Carl supported a vast number of organizations and people in their efforts to make a healing impact on this community and the wider world.
Categories
Global Warming. Renewable Energy.

Jonathan Dowds: Vermont’s climate plan is built on a foundation made of paper

Since the cost of wind, solar, and storage have all declined dramatically and the Inflation Reduction Act will cover 30% to 50% of the cost of renewable energy projects, there is no excuse not to invest in real energy transformation with real climate benefits.