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Emails Sent During The Douglas Administration Were Purged
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Emails from some top officials in Governor Jim Douglas’ Administration were apparently deleted shortly after his administration left office. The practice came to light after the state employees union sought internal emails from officials in the Agency of Natural Resources.VPR News
ANR To Repeal All-Terrain Vehicles Rule
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All-terrain vehicles in Vermont will no longer be allowed on state land. The Agency of Natural Resources is repealing a rule that permits ATVs on public land because it says the state doesn’t have enough resources to enforce against illegal activity.Vermont Edition
Occupy Wall Street Hits Vermont
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Occupy Wall Street rallies have spread across the country and into Vermont plus VTrans and the Agency of Natural Resources collaborate on assessing work done since Tropical Storm Irene.VPR News
Environmentalists Ask State To Halt River Dredging
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After Irene washed roads into rivers, the state allowed work crews to clean up the material and move excavators into streams to clear stream channels. Environmentalists say the state has gone too far.VPR News
Mission Of State Mapping Project Is Questioned
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The Agency of Natural Resources is developing an environmental map of the state that will identify those parts of the state that are suitable and not suitable for wind energy projects. But both supporters and opponents of wind energy think the plan has serious flaws.VPR News
New Leadership Means New Environmental Policies
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Environmental reporter Candace Page of the Burlington Free Press examines the policy implications of new leadership at the Agency of Natural Resources.VPR News
State ordered to improve stormwater controls
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Within the next few weeks, the state will tell about 400 property owners in Chittenden County that they have to help control stormwater pollution. The Agency of Natural Resources will impose the new regulation in response to a court order. The court said five streams have been damaged by run-off from parking lots and streets and they need to be cleaned up.Vermont Edition
ATVs on State Land
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A proposal to allow limited use of All Terrain Vehicles on state land has raised environmental concerns.VPR News
