Environment

GRAND ISLE, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Sarah Waring, National Resources Conservation Services (NRSC) State Conservationist Travis Thomason, and Vermont farmers, conservationists, and community members, to celebrate Earth Day at Savage View Farm in Grand Isle, Vermont.   Run…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led a bipartisan group to introduce the Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act today. The bill, co-led by Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), provides tools to combat non-native insects and pathogens that threaten forests and woodlands.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) this week sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee calling for increased federal funding for programs supporting Lake Champlain, including the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lake Champlain Basin Program. In their…

The Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act key step to ensure waterways remain free-flowing and healthy WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (D-Vt.) today introduced the Nulhegan River and Paul…