AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoVermont Policy Watch: The Vermont DEC is taking public comments on draft solid waste rules that would update how the state handles organic waste facilities, depackaging, and biosolids land application—an issue composters have been watching closely as depackagers and digesters compete for feedstock. School & Community Life: Essex Westford School District is wrestling with aging facilities and cell phone rules, while Bennington’s select board proclaimed May 11–17 as Period Poverty Awareness Week. Environment & Health: Vermont’s wild turkey restoration hit a milestone in Pawlet, and a new proposal on biosolids and depackaging lands as parents nationwide raise alarms about pesticide testing near playgrounds. Tech & Power: Policymakers are also debating guardrails—and even pauses—on AI data center construction as electricity demand and grid strain become bigger political flashpoints. International Connections: A Ghana cannabis industry delegation just toured Vermont regulators and facilities to learn how to build a regulated market.
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