Environment

For more information on the Chittenden Solid Waste District and current procedures and meeting dates, please visit cswd.net/about-cswd/cswd-board-of-commissioners.

From the Office of Senator Welch:

On Monday, July 22, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will unveil the Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act, new legislation that would strengthen the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) and promote conservation efforts between Vermont, New York, and Canada. At the event, Senator Welch will help decontaminate a boat and collect water samples in Mallets Bay with LCBP scientists.

Since 1992, the LCBP has protected the lake’s ecosystems and fostered thriving communities within the basin. LCBP brings together an international coalition of stakeholders to benefit the Lake’s water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources. Throughout its history, the program has received bipartisan support from both sides of Lake Champlain and, in 2022, was renamed after Sen. Welch’s predecessor, former Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).  

Who: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.); Eric Howe, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Basin Program; Julie Moore, Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources; Lori Fisher, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Committee; Karen McGuire, Region 1 Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); LCBP scientists 

From the Office of Governor Scott:

Governor Phil Scott and state officials will provide another briefing on the State’s ongoing response to flooding in Vermont communities.

From the Office of Senator Welch:

Senator Peter Welch hosts a Listening Session in Winooski with community members and local leaders to discuss the progress Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration has made in advancing economic opportunity in rural America, and what more needs to be done to make our communities more affordable, our businesses more successful, and our families healthier and safer.

Senator Welch, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, is working to advance efforts to expand access to affordable housing, combat the overdose crisis, build out broadband, and lower health care and energy costs. The Senate’s recently unveiled Farm Bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, includes several priorities for rural communities championed by Senator Welch that strengthen Vermont’s farms, rural communities, and families.