Vermont Public Radio: Environment
Horticulturist Charlie Nardozzi is back to answer all your spring gardening questions.
Citing environmental concerns, cities in Chittenden County are already deciding whether they want to support the Air Force's proposed plan to bring F-35 jets to Burlington International Airport. Their decisions could change the Pentagon's preferred location for the new jets.
A new study hopes to determine the health of Vermont's bumblebee population. It's a response to concerns that a variety of factors are contributing to the decline of the native insects.
As honeybee populations decline, there's a new focus on the role of bumblebees in pollinating plants, and a first-ever effort to document Vermont's native species.
When Mark Twain visited Hawaii in 1866, he was able to inspect a live volcano, Halema’uma’u, which he described as “a crimson cauldron.”
This week on The Vermont Garden Journal, Charlie Nardozzi shares his tips for growing heirloom tomatoes!
Governor Peter Shumlin will host the New England governors and Eastern Canadian premiers in Burlington later this summer. This week, the leaders' staff met to discuss the opportunities and obstacles to reaching those goals with more renewable energy projects.
We discuss how rural mass transit is being accomplished in the state and where Vermont needs to improve.
Officials in Chittenden County are weighing the economic benefits of the Air National Guard's proposed plan to bring F-35 fighter jets to Burlington International Airport, while raising concerns about noise levels and government transparency.
A new study published in Nature found that the extinction of plant and animal species may be doing just as much damage to the planet as climate change and pollution.




