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Why is Vermont\u2019s bear population booming?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

The state Fish & Wildlife Department is leading a study to find out. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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As drought persists, livestock farmers in Vermont are hurting<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nearing the end of summer, at least half the state is dry enough to threaten food and water access for farm animals like dairy cows.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby<\/span> Austyn Gaffney<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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How a Koch-funded campaign is trying to reverse climate action in Vermont<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Americans for Prosperity claims its mission is to make Vermont more affordable. But its founding and financing by some of the world\u2019s richest oil men and a history of spreading climate disinformation has raised doubts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Vermont Conversation: Writer and organizer Bill McKibben on how the renewable energy revolution can bolster democracy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u201cFour years ago or so we passed some invisible line where it became cheaper to produce power from the sun and the wind than from burning things. And that’s a completely epochal moment.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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