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A new University of Vermont program connects students with paid projects at Vermont companies, giving them real work experience while keeping talent in the state. The Vermont Innovation Accelerator launched in March 2026 to bridge the gap between classroom learning and career success.
Every Wednesday night, Pastor Josh Riggs puts on sweatpants and walks into a Vermont women's prison to lead services, deliberately dressing like the incarcerated women he serves. He's one of over 70 volunteers bringing spiritual support to people behind bars across Vermont's six prisons.
Three baby ducklings following their mother tumbled into a storm drain at Battery Park, but Burlington firefighters reunited the family in minutes. The quick rescue ended with all ducklings safe, uninjured, and waddling through the grass with mom.
A small-town Vermont skier who won America's first Olympic cross-country medal in 1976 created a youth ski program that's now producing Olympic champions. Fifty years later, his legacy just helped another Vermonter reach the podium.
Electric vehicles are flying off Vermont dealership lots so fast that buyers are joining waitlists for cars that haven't even arrived yet. Lower prices and state rebates are helping drivers make the switch despite federal incentives ending.
A Burlington community group is turning a trash-filled canal area into a safe, restored natural space. They're inviting volunteers to join their cleanup effort on Green Up Day.
A Vermont soccer team won a national championship without losing a single game, all while teaching thousands of fans about climate action and social justice. Their success proves purpose and performance can go hand in hand.
By the 1880s, Vermont had chopped down nearly all its forests. A new book reveals how citizens and advocates brought them all back.
The Vermont Police Academy is opening its doors to a powerful exhibition honoring survivors of St. Joseph's Orphanage, where children endured decades of abuse. The free exhibit runs through May 21, turning painful history into a force for protecting vulnerable children today.
With over 800 lakes and ponds to protect, Vermont is calling on everyday people to become citizen scientists this summer. Four volunteer programs make it easy to help track water quality, invasive species, and algae blooms.
A simple checkbox on Vermont's tax form has helped pull bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and loons back from the brink of extinction. Now the Nongame Wildlife Fund is working to save newly threatened species like the eastern meadowlark.
Three Vermont skiers returned home as Olympic medalists, ending decades-long droughts and proving that training in harsh New England winters builds champions. Their community celebrated the historic wins together in Stowe.
After devastating 2023 floods, Vermont neighbors created Culvert Crawlers to inspect drainage pipes under roads and prevent future disasters. The grassroots program now helps small towns monitor over 700 culverts they couldn't check alone.
Vermont just claimed the top spot as America's greenest state, beating Hawaii and California through decades of smart investments in clean energy, organic farming, and climate-friendly infrastructure. The win proves that going green works best when states build systems that make it easy for everyday people.
A new smartphone app called LoonWeb is helping everyday nature lovers track endangered loons across Vermont, turning a mountain of soggy handwritten notes into streamlined science. The tool could soon unite citizen scientists nationwide to protect these iconic waterbirds facing threats from climate change.
In 1969, Vermont released 17 wild turkeys into an ecosystem where they'd been extinct for decades. Today, over 50,000 turkeys roam the Green Mountains, part of America's greatest wildlife comeback story.
Vermont is making fossil fuel companies pay for climate damage instead of taxpayers footing the bill. The state's groundbreaking Climate Superfund Act could recover billions to protect communities from future storms.
Vermont's Lakes and Ponds Program needs volunteers to monitor over 800 lakes and ponds this summer. Since 1979, citizen scientists have helped track water quality, invasive species, and harmful algal blooms across the state.
Seventeen wild turkeys released in 1969 grew into a thriving population of 45,000 birds across Vermont. The state just honored the biologists and hunters who made one of America's greatest wildlife comebacks possible.
Vermont's governor is supporting a bill that could bring nuclear energy back to the state, aiming to cut electricity costs and speed up clean energy goals. The proposal would rename the state's renewable energy standard to include zero-emission nuclear power alongside solar and wind.
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