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After second vote on the issue, the proposed facility is approved by 272 votes out of 1759 ballots. The first vote on the issue was too close and required a second vote.

An account of Green-Up day in Middlebury and on campus, April 1970

A 1971 article in the campus discussing the importance of the Vermont Environmental Center in Ripton, VT in promoting concern of the environmental quality of the region. The center is staffed by three full-time professors who taught a course in…

In 1992, Vermont astronomers convince state officials to begin drafting new outdoor-lighting regulations. The decision by local ski slopes to install new floodlights creates issues in regards to light pollution and visibility of the night sky.…

An EQ column in the Middlebury Campus discussing concerns related to OMYA's operation of calcium carbonate marble quarries in Addison County, VT

USDA blog post on the USDA's activities with Beef farmers in Vermont

An article announcing and detailing organization of Feb 1999 statewide conference on Vermont's energy resources held at Middlebury College.

An article discussing the proposed plan for Vermont to begin weaning itself off of fossil fuels.

An in-depth look at the polluting of Otter Creek done by local industry.

Mount Equinox boasts Vermont's first commercial wind power project, originally established in 1989. Vermont then becomes one of the first five states to turn to wind power by 1991, but the power project faced resistance. Concerns over whether the…