Press Releases

Vermonters Asked to Report Yearly Large Groundwater Withdrawals

Montpelier, Vt. – Groundwater is vital to the health, safety, and welfare of Vermont’s communities. Each year, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) asks groundwater users who withdraw more than 20,000 gallons per day to report annual usage. Groundwater users who withdraw…

GMALL Presents: Prismatic Utopia: Exploring the Uses of Color in Shaker Life

MANCHESTER>> Green Mountain Academy welcomes multimedia artist Brece Honeycutt to talk about her long-term project, Prismatic Utopia, which explores the practical, temporal, and spiritual uses of color in the Shaker community between 1790 and 1860. The talk will take place on Thursday,…

Welch Announces Over $7.8 Million in New FEMA Funding to Rebuild Years of Flood-Damaged Infrastructure in Vermont

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of over $7.84 million in new federal funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to help Vermont rebuild and recover infrastructure damaged by statewide severe flooding, landslides, and mudslides from 2017 to 2024.   This funding includes $3,321,337 to Vermont Agency of Transportation…

Welch, Van Hollen, Kaine, Sanders Announce New Resolution, Demand Senate Vote and Answers on West Bank Violence

Senators will introduce resolution upon the Senate’s return; legislation would require a report on increasing violence in the West Bank, including deaths and mistreatment of American citizens WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and seven…

Welch and Kim Urge DHS to Reverse Policy Conditioning FEMA Funding on States’ Adherence to the Trump Administration’s Election Rules

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reverse a recent policy that restricts states from receiving full disbursement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Homeland…