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Wind, solar tax breaks proposed to Canaan voters

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2022

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NH, Vt. lawmakers prepping energy and environment bills this session

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

Turkeys looking for forage cut into a yard between a house and garage in Enfield, N.H., Tuesday, February 25, 2014. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Bird counts go beyond Christmas

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2022

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How to replace revenue as electric vehicles gain currency

by Grace Benninghoff VtDiggerJanuary 2, 2022

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Solar project proposed near Interstate 91 in Norwich

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterDecember 27, 2021

Eric Dalton takes a bale of agricultural film to the scale at Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, while preparing to ship more than 40,000 pounds of the material to Canada for recycling. After accumulating the bale wrap and bags for roughly three years, NEKWMD Executive Director Paul Tomasi said they stopped accepting the plastic in 2019. Now, as prices have increased, he has an opportunity to break even on shipping the stockpile through broker Recyclable Materials Marketing. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Plastic in agriculture a growing problem

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterDecember 25, 2021

EPA field investigators Michelle Coombs, left, and William Sommer, right, take water samples and test for pH, conductivity and oxidation reduction potential from a stream flowing from the Ely Copper Mine in Vershire, Vt., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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EPA: Ely Mine Superfund cleanup 2 years away

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterDecember 18, 2021

On his way to get rid of his trash at the Lebanon Waste and Recycling Facility, Eben James, of Lebanon, presents a gift to Ed DeNike III, 63, on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, his last day of work after 31 years on the job at the Lebanon, N.H., landfill. New Hampshire Sen. Sue Prentiss, D-West Lebanon, left, and Lebanon Mayor Tim McNamara, right, were on hand to celebrate DeNike's service to the city. "He makes the dreary task of coming to the dump something to look forward to," said James of DeNike's welcoming smile at the scalehouse. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Lebanon Landfill worker calls it a career after decades of helping people with waste

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterDecember 18, 2021

A barred owl soaks up the sun while in a Wilder, Vt., backyard around lunchtime on Feb. 26, 2004. The owl had been keeping an eye on Barb Reed's bird feeder for visiting squirrels since 9 a.m. "It's a gift from Mother Nature," said Reed, looking at the bird from her living room window. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Warm, wet winters signal lean times for barred owls, VINS research finds

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterDecember 17, 2021

Eastman Brook, which helps to filter pollutants and provides wildlife habitat, flows into Lake Tarleton in Piermont, N.H., on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. The Forest Service’s proposal includes sections of group selection and individual tree removal along the brook. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Potential logging of public land around Lake Tarleton sparks debate on forest management

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterDecember 10, 2021August 4, 2025