Press Release

The Department of Environmental Conservation is urging drivers to switch off their ignition to limit unnecessary idling of their vehicle engines.

The Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking annual reports on surface water withdrawals

The Department of Environmental Conservation is holding a free training course on best practices to develop and manage shorelands.

The Lakes and Ponds Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will host two public meetings this month to gather public input on nine petitions proposing to ban wakesports on 10 Vermont lakes.

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has revised the State’s Aboveground Storage Tank Rules.

Vermont’s Clean Water Board is seeking public input on the State Fiscal Year 2026 Clean Water Budget by November 17, 2024

Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Environmental Conservation announced the selection of Greenprint Partners to help manufactured housing communities better manage stormwater

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation is urging residents to either remove their docks from the water or, if ice damage is not a concern, to let them freeze in place.

As winter approaches, the Department of Environmental Conservation wants to remind construction professionals and property owners about additional requirements to help protect the state’s waterways during the winter construction season.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invites the public to comment on three tactical basin plans in the Connecticut River watersheds of the White, Deerfield, and Passumpsic Rivers.