AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPFAS Response in Bennington County: Vermont is stepping up after research found PFOA contamination in southern Bennington and Shaftsbury has spread and worsened over time—offering well testing and free water while negotiating with the shuttered ChemFab’s current owner; residents are also weighing legal redress, and Shaftsbury wants blood testing after toxic exposure. Waste Watch: NEWMOA warns the Northeast could lose significant disposal capacity within five years as landfills near closure and more waste gets exported. Health & Community: An Energy Fair returns to Manchester with solar, heat pumps, batteries, and thermal energy info; meanwhile, Vermont’s tick season backdrop is getting louder as Lyme cases climb in Ohio. Policy Tension Beyond Vermont: Illinois’s stalled biometric surveillance bill shows the privacy-vs-public-safety fight isn’t going away. Local Life: Castleton State University graduates 400+ in its commencement weekend.
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