Climate Change

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, and U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), reintroduced the Rural Recovery Act, legislation that will create a new program at…

Bills build on Welch’s WEATHER Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the Natural Disaster Education and Outreach Act and the State Climate Assessment Act, bills that would improve state-level climate research and public education campaigns to boost local resilience, recovery,…

BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined the Weather Channel to discuss the impact of flooding and natural disasters on infrastructure, including Vermont’s continued work to rebuild after devastating floods in July 2023 and 2024. Senator Welch also emphasized his work to secure federal…

Balint introduced companion legislation in the House  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a senior and longtime member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…

Sen. Welch helps collect water samples in Mallets Bay with LCBP scientists  COLCHESTER, VT – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined state and local leaders to unveil the Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act, new legislation that would strengthen the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain…