EPA administrator discusses agriculture on Vermont visit

FAIRLEE, Vt. (WCAX) – The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency visited Vermont on Sunday. Pictures posted on Gov. Phil Scott’s social media showed the governor and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin at the Newmont Farm in

Dam removal underway in Ripton

RIPTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Happening this week – the long-awaited removal of a Vermont dam gets underway in Ripton. The Breadloaf Dam deconstruction project will reconnect Brandy Brook to the Middlebury River and reconnect 3 miles of

Department of Justice requests state voter information

CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – The U.S. Justice Department now wants election data from more than 15 states, including in our region. The department’s voting sections have requested copies of voter registration lists from 15 state election administrators,

This Day in History: August 4, 1979

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Tensions on the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation in northern New York on this day in history. What started as an inter-tribal dispute boiled over when state authorities moved in on August 4, 1979. That