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[ + ]Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)
| Title | Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) |
| Description | Focusing on New England, CLF is one of the oldest and largest regional environmental advocacy organizations in the United States. Its focus areas include clean energy and climate change, ocean conservation, clean water, healthy forests, and health communities. The site provides in-depth descriptions of CLF’s work, news, a blog, and fact sheets on a variety of environmental issues. |
| URL | http://www.clf.org/ |
[ + ]Lake Champlain Basin Program
| Title | Lake Champlain Basin Program |
| Description | A partnership among government agencies from New York, Vermont, Quebec, local communities, private organizations, and individuals, to restore and protect Lake Champlain and its watershed. The site includes helpful information including links to publications, a basin atlas, data and monitoring sources, and other information about human health, natural resources, water quality, and recreation. |
| URL | http://www.lcbp.org |
[ + ]Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)
| Title | Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) |
| Description | NEEP is one of six Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEOs) funded, in part, by US Department of Energy to support state efficiency policies and programs. Initiatives include public policy, high efficiency products, energy efficient buildings, business leaders, and Evaluation, Measurement & Verification (EM & V). NEEP’s website connects users with state legislative and regulatory updates and tracking, appliance efficiency standards, building energy codes and ratings, and a regional energy efficiency database. Resources include blogs, news, newsletters, forums, reports, websites, and a glossary. Users may also search website content by using the search box. |
| URL | http://www.neep.org/ |
[ + ]Northeast Organic Farming Association – Vermont
| Title | Northeast Organic Farming Association – Vermont |
| Description | Founded in 1971, NOFA is one of the oldest organic farming associations in the U.S. It works to promote an economically viable and ecologically sound Vermont food system. The site’s main sections include information about growing, marketing, and finding organic food. The site also provides an events calendar for regional agricultural-related events and other resources, including a quarterly newsletter, fact sheets, and links to other websites. |
| URL | http://www.nofavt.org/index.php |
[ + ]Northern Forest Center
| Title | Northern Forest Center |
| Description | The Northern Forest Center advocates for the Northern Forest region through economic and conservation initiatives. The site includes maps and statistics about the Northern Forest and provides information and news about its current projects, including biomass, ecosystem services, and tourism. |
| URL | http://www.northernforest.org |
[ + ]Upper Valley Land Trust
| Title | Upper Valley Land Trust |
| Description | The Upper Valley Land Trust works to protect the working farms, forested ridges, wildlife habitat, water resources, trails and scenic landscapes that surround the upper valley of the Connecticut River. News, reports, VT and NH statutes, federal tax incentives, maps, and careers. |
| URL | http://www.uvlt.org/ |
[ + ]Vermont Land Trust (VLT)
| Title | Vermont Land Trust (VLT) |
| Description | VLT is a nonprofit conservation organization that has preserved 1,950 parcels of land covering more than 590,000 acres—about 11% of the state of Vermont. Specifically, VLT seeks to protect working farms, forests, community lands, and associated natural systems. News, videos, maps, websites, newsletters, reports, and easy-to-read summaries of how conservation easements work. |
| URL | http://www.vlt.org/ |
[ + ]Vermont Natural Resources Board (NRB)
| Title | Vermont Natural Resources Board (NRB) |
| Description | NRB administers Vermont Act 250, Vermont’s land use statute, which is intended to minimize the environmental impacts of development, issuing rules and policies related to and enforcing Act 250. Click “Act 250 Program” for a comprehensive overview of the law, frequently asked questions, and a link to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Act 250 database, as well as to statutes, proposed and adopted regulations, administrative policies, guidelines, procedures, and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), documents, administrative orders, news, and jurisdictional opinions, etc. Click “Enforcement and Compliance” to access Notices of Alleged Violations (NOAV); Proposed Administrative Orders (AO), Assurances of Discontinuance (AOD), and Citations; Final Administrative Orders (AO); Final Assurance of Discontinuance (AOD); Final Citations; and press releases. |
| URL | http://www.nrb.state.vt.us/ |
[ + ]Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC)
| Title | Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) |
| Description | VNRC is a Vermont-based political, environmental non-profit advocacy organization focused on energy, forests, sustainability, and water issues. The site provides information and news for each of VNRC’s focus areas. Under “Resources,” the site links to a community planning toolbox, Vermont Environmental Reports, smart growth resources, reports and other relevant publications. |
| URL | http://www.vnrc.org |
[ + ]Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)
| Title | Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) |
| Description | VPIRG is a consumer and environmental advocacy organization that promotes the health of Vermont's environment, people, and local economy. The site contains information related to VPIRG’s major issues, including consumer protection, clean energy, healthcare, healthy environments, and Vermont Yankee. The site also links to relevant resources including studies and news. |
| URL | http://www.vpirg.org/ |
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