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June 14, 2019

Montpelier, Vt. – The Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that Slimain Handy’s Convenience Stores, Inc. was fined $6,750 for failing to conduct weekly leak detection monitoring of underground gasoline storage tanks as required by the Vermont Underground Storage Tank Rules.

June 4, 2019

Montpelier, Vt. – The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) issued an updated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sampling plan today. The newly-released plan outlines how ANR will identify and characterize PFAS contamination in soil, groundwater and surface waters like lakes and rivers.

June 3, 2019

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont Fish & Wildlife says it still has a few openings in its fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators.

The hands-on field course gets educators out into Vermont’s streams, forests and wetlands with some of the state’s leading natural resource experts.  It will be held at the Buck Lake Conservation Camp in Woodbury from July 14 to 19. 

May 21, 2019

Join the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds (FOVLAP) and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on the shores of Lake Morey next month to celebrate Vermont’s lakes and ponds and meet other lake enthusiasts. The all-day seminar will be Friday, June 7, 2019, at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee. The public is encouraged to attend.