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Vermont Public Radio
Vermont Law Intended To Flag Blue-Green Algae Hazards Not Working As Intended
Vermont Public Radio
But at the same time, the Health Department maintains this online map that purports to show where in Vermont the blue-green algae is. If that's not the public notification, what is it? And how can Vermonters stay safe from algae? Mike Winslow is the ...

AllHipHop (blog)
Chance The Rapper's Brother Taylor Ordered To Court Week After Partying With Malia Obama
AllHipHop (blog)
(AllHipHop News) Malia Obama raised a few eyebrows earlier this month at Lollapalooza, when she was caught on camera smoking what was said to be weed at the festival. President Barack Obama's eldest daughter had been partying with Chance The ...

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D-list celebrities Connecticut Googles more than other states  CT Post

OTEL Stock Forecast, Price & News (Otelco)  MarketBeat

Vermont Public Radio
A Lake Health Update: Untangling The Causes Of Algae Blooms
Vermont Public Radio
We're joined by Mike Winslow, staff scientist at the Lake Champlain Committee. Listen back to our earlier segment on the possible health effects of blue-green algae. You can also check out the Health Department's interactive algae tracker map. Also on ...

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Vermont State Rep. Barbara Rachelson Selected as Council of State Governments Toll Fellow
vtdigger.org
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Vermont state Rep. Barbara Rachelson has been selected to participate in one of the nation's premier leadership development programs for state government officials, The Council of State Governments' Henry Toll Fellowship program.

AllHipHop (blog)
Nas, Grandamaster Flash, Jaden Smith and Other Stars Of “The Get Down” Party To Celebrate New Netflix Series
AllHipHop (blog)
Netflix's new Hip Hop series “The Get Down” just hit streaming platforms and of course, there was a release party for the show at The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in New York. Stars, producers and castmates like Nas, Grandmaster Flash, Nas, ...

Vietnamese Wind Tower Tariffs Don't Get By Fed. Circ.
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, New York (August 12, 2016, 7:31 PM ET) -- The Federal Circuit handed a partial win to a Vietnamese wind tower maker, finding Friday that the U.S. Department of Commerce failed to adequately explain a portion of its calculations for an anti ...

iBerkshires.com
Tanglewood, Manchester and Glimmerglass Are Not to be Missed
iBerkshires.com
11, 7:30 p.m. at Southern Vermont Arts Center: "Voices Together – An Orchestral Experience": A stunning orchestral/choral program by the Manchester Festival Orchestra, led by Maestro Ariel Rudiakov, conductor, and featuring violinist Stefan Milenkovich ...

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Antiques and the Arts Online
Vermont Dealers' Association Stages Annual Show
Antiques and the Arts Online
WOODSTOCK, VT. — They took up the ice in the Union Arena Community Center, put down a carpeted floor, set up some walls, invited 45 antiques dealers to come to Woodstock for a couple of days, and then the Vermont Antiques Dealers' Association was ...

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Oklahoma Ranks In Top 10 Of States With The Worst Drivers  news9.com KWTV

When you get cut off, stuck behind a slow poke in the passing lane or see someone whizzing by at 90 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone, it's tradition to check the ...

Summary: Today, the White House highlighted innovative ways that states, local communities, and the private sector are investing in disaster resilience.

Across the country, individuals, communities, businesses, and governments are taking action to improve their ability to withstand and recover quickly from extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and other impacts of climate change. Disaster mitigation activities include adopting stronger building codes, restoring floodplains and streams, and retrofitting roofs to hurricane-resistant standards -- all of which help to reduce the loss of life and property and enable communities to recover more quickly in the aftermath of a disaster.

Investing in disaster mitigation and resilience before an extreme event occurs can provide significant cost-savings for homeowners, local communities, the private sector, and the Federal government. In 2005, a three-year, Congressionally-mandated independent study concluded that every $1 the Federal Emergency Management Agency spends on hazard mitigation saves society an average of $4. The 2016 National Preparedness Report estimated that the $8 million that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and The Nature Conservancy invested in the Fisher Slough Marsh restoration project will save that Washington State community up to $21 million over the next 50 years and reduce flooding on as many as 600 nearby acres. The need for these investments is critical. The U.S. has experienced a significant increase in billion-dollar disasters since 1980, and has already recorded eight billion-dollar disasters in the first six months of 2016.

The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) at Vermont Law School is proud to announce the publication of a timely new set of information and perspectives on the Lake Champlain restoration plan recently approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the federal Clean Water Act.

In June the EPA issued a document referred to as a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) that assigns responsibility to landowners, farmers, and businesses for reducing the levels of phosphorus they are responsible for introducing into Lake Champlain. The "Lake Champlain Edition" of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (Volume 17, Issue 4) provides helpful and interesting insights into the scientific, policy and legal implications of this groundbreaking plan.

Editors Trey Martin, deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, and David Mears, VLS vice dean and professor of law, are joined by an impressive array of scientists, government officials, policy experts and attorneys in presenting a top-to-bottom analysis of the TMDL.

"The 'Lake Champlain Edition' of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how science, policy and law are intertwined in the efforts by the state, the EPA and the many Vermont businesses, citizens and farmers who are working to restore Lake Champlain," Mears said.

The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law "Lake Champlain Edition" is available online at vjel.vermontlaw.edu. For more information about the issue, including obtaining a printed copy, email VJEL Editor-in-Chief Joseph Simpson at josephsimpson@vermontlaw.edu. VJEL plans to produce copies for sale and distribution if there is sufficient demand.

The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law's mission is to provide an accessible forum to discuss contemporary environmental legal issues. VJEL publishes articles authored by academics, practitioners, and students alike. In selecting articles, VJEL editors recognize that environmental issues are inexorably linked with many other areas of law and seek to encompass a broad range of viewpoints and attitudes. In addition to publishing quarterly issues and hosting symposiums, VJEL reaches national audiences through its annual Top 10 Environmental Watch List. For more information about the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, visit vjel.vermontlaw.edu.

Please tell me the weather
Rutland Herald
Much of the Northeast is experiencing drought this summer. It is patchy because a lot of summer rain comes from scattered thunderstorms. Despite periods of drought and heavy rain, our garden here in Vermont is growing well this summer. In part this is ...

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Please tell me the weather
Rutland Herald
Much of the Northeast is experiencing drought this summer. It is patchy because a lot of summer rain comes from scattered thunderstorms. Despite periods of drought and heavy rain, our garden here in Vermont is growing well this summer. In part this is ...

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ACA and Employer Compliance: Responding to Marketplace Notices  The National Law Review

Seventh Circuit: Title VII Offers No Protection Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination | The National Law Review  The National Law Review

AllHipHop (blog)
Beenie Man Has Zika, Forced To Miss Drake's OVO Fest
AllHipHop (blog)
(AllHipHop News) Drake's OVO Fest is the latest large-scale event to be impacted by a growing panic over the Zika epidemic. Dancehall artist Beenie Man was one of the acts supposed to hit the stage during the Toronto rap star's 7th Annual OVO Fest.
Drake & Rihanna Perform "Too Good" at OVO Fest 2016 - YouTubeYouTube

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BurlingtonFreePress.com
VT Gas announces agreement on Hinesburg land
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Vermont Gas Systems says the utility has reached a critical land deal with the town of Hinesburg that will allow construction of a natural gas pipeline project. "Hinesburg is the last remaining parcel needed to secure 100 percent access to the project ...

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Photos: Christine in 'Sharknado 4'  Pensacola News Journal