Emma Cotton

“How are you supposed to stop 300 acres of water from going back where it naturally went in the first place?” the Vorsteveld brothers’ attorney asked. “What are you supposed to do with it?”

Gov. Phil Scott said he was alarmed about the potential cost of the clean heat standard at a press conference last week, but advocates remain confident the program can be affordable.

Before the sale can move forward, the Federal Aviation Administration needs to conduct an evaluation to determine whether the airport can be privatized.

The potential expansion is intended to strengthen the partnership between Woodstock’s Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and the neighboring King Farm and “improve opportunities for education, recreation, and historic preservation,” according to a summary of the federal bill.

The organization claims in its lawsuit the state is using an inaccurate model to conclude that no additional state government actions are needed to meet a 2025 deadline for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The project, called the Champlain Hudson Power Express, is designed to bring hydropower electricity from HydroQuebec to New York City.

The project, called the Champlain Hudson Power Express, is designed to bring hydropower electricity from HydroQuebec to New York City.

While a purchase and sale agreement with the Greatwood Project, a community group, has fallen through, a new version of the project called the Greatwood Group is “still working to pursue the sale,” according to a spokesperson.

In a status update to lawmakers, the Public Utility Commission, charged with developing a clean heat standard, said the program “does not make sense for Vermont,” but lawmakers say there isn’t enough information yet to draw a conclusion.

Some environmentalists say the plan includes too much logging; timber harvesters wanted to see more land designated for timber harvests; and researchers say the plan achieves a variety of goals.