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• As the new nuclear age rises, questions remain of the waste left behind

  18-12-2025 22:51 via vtdigger.org
  Non-fuel radioactive waste is loaded into a rail car for delivery to a facility in Texas at the site of the former Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon on Oct. 10, 2023. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerWhile the nuclear renaissance grips Washington, Vermont’s congressional delegation introduced a bill this week seeking more local control over the closure of nuclear plants.U.S. Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., along with U.S. Rep. Becca Balint,  D-Vt.,
  
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• Judge throws out Vermont’s lawsuit against facial recognition software firm Clearview AI

  18-12-2025 22:18 via vtdigger.org
  Judge Daniel Richardson. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerA Vermont judge has tossed out a lawsuit brought by the state against a New York-based facial recognition software company, alleging violations of consumer protection laws.Washington County Superior Court Judge Daniel Richardson this week granted Clearview AI’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was brought earlier this year by the Vermont Attorney General’s Office.“The largely uncontested record here shows that Clearvi
  
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• New federal rules may threaten Vermont hospital funding over gender-affirming care for minors

  18-12-2025 21:08 via vtdigger.org
  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 30, 2025. Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/APTheo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.Hospitals participating in Medicaid and Medicare would be prohibited from administering gender-affirming care to minors under one of several new proposed rules, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said Thursday.The an
  
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• Wood4Good: Expanding to Reach More Vermonters

  18-12-2025 19:30 via vtdigger.org
  Stephanie loscalzo & Abbie Stevenson from EastRise Credit Union volunteering with Wood4Good.Wood4Good is entering an exciting new phase of growth as we expand our free firewood program into new regions across Vermont. After another record-setting year serving families in need, we are taking intentional steps to ensure that no Vermonter is left out in the cold—no matter where they live.In the coming year, Wood4Good will establish new processing and distribution locations in&nb
  
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• Molly Gray: What Washington gets wrong about Afghan refugees

  18-12-2025 13:03 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Molly Gray. She has served as the Executive Director of the Vermont Afghan Alliance since April 2023. Previously, she served as Lt. Governor of Vermont from 2021 to 2023.I was a senior in high school when 9/11 happened in 2001. I will never forget where I was or how the day unfolded. I wasn’t yet 18, but my entire adult life would be shaped by that event. Soon after, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, and then Iraq. U.S. involvement in Afghanistan would last 21 years, and
  
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• Watch your language: Trump admin questioned Vermont Head Start provider’s funding request over DEI terms

  18-12-2025 12:54 via vtdigger.org
  Sandra Graves, director of Champlain Valley Head Start in Burlington on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerTheo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.After Sandra Graves, the director of Champlain Valley Head Start in Burlington, submitted her annual application for federal funding, federal officials sent the request back to her with several issues flagged. Among other similar critiques, the phrase “cultural and linguistic respon
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott says Trump should consult Congress in military buildup near Venezuela

  18-12-2025 01:31 via vtdigger.org
  Airmen hold up the Vermont National Guard flag as two F-35 fighter jets arrive at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington on Sept. 19, 2019.File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott said Wednesday that President Donald Trump needs to consult with Congress before further escalating the United States’ military campaign against Venezuela, which as of this week, has killed more than 90 people.Scott’s comments came as the Vermont Air National
  
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• Vermont Conversation: Yankee editor Mel Allen on a half century of New England storytelling

  18-12-2025 00:18 via vtdigger.org
  
  
  Mel Allen’s new book is “Here in New England: Unforgettable Stories of People, Places, and Memories That Connect Us All” (Earth Sky + Water 2025). Photo courtesy of the authorThe Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.For 90 years, Yankee Magazine has been telling stories of and ab
  
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