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A plan for what’s left of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant

20 Nov 2023

For decades, Vermont Yankee, a nuclear power plant in Vernon, was the largest producer of electricity for the state. The plant has been shut down since 2014, and the company that now owns it is in the process of deconstructing it. That company, NorthStar, has recently submitted a plan that desc ...

00:18:24

Edi Abeneto of Feeding Chittenden on fighting hunger and breaking down cultural barriers

9 Nov 2023

Edi Abeneto is food shelf supervisor at Feeding Chittenden, a Burlington-based nonprofit that focuses on hunger relief and serves more than 12,000 people every year. Abeneto has worked at the organization for more than 17 years. He speaks six languages, and among other duties, he facilitates c ...

00:12:43

How to raise emotionally intelligent kids

25 Okt 2023

Managing big emotions is hard for adults, so what must it be like if you’re 3 feet tall and still in diapers? Anyone who’s been around kids knows how they can get overwhelmed by big emotional reactions. Those can run the gamut from despair to rage to laughing fits, sometimes within the same five ...

00:29:43

The star-studded history of a small island in Lake Bomoseen

9 Okt 2023

Neshobe Island is a small island located on the Castleton side of Lake Bomoseen. It has two houses, a barn and some surrounding woods, and that’s about it. In the 1920s and ‘30s, though, the island hosted a who’s who of celebrities and intellectuals most summers. These included Noël Coward, Tho ...

00:15:32

Who is the University of Vermont for?

25 Sep 2023

At the University of Vermont, the share of in-state students is dwindling, and it’s raising questions about the role and mission of the state’s flagship public university. VTDigger education reporter Peter D’Auria — with the help of data reporter Erin Petenko — has been looking at the enrollmen ...

00:27:01

Synagogue sold — what happens when a historic house of worship becomes something else

13 Sep 2023

Vermont’s oldest synagogue has been sold — and its new owner plans to turn it into a food hall and apartments. The nearly 140-year-old brick synagogue in Burlington’s Old North End served as an important center for the city’s Jewish community for decades. Now deteriorating physically, with its ...

00:19:24

‘It dominates anxiety’ — unpacking the process and impact of health insurance premium hikes

30 Ogo 2023

Earlier this month, the Green Mountain Care Board made a decision that would affect most people and companies that get their health care through the state’s health insurance marketplace. The board said that two companies that offer insurance through Vermont Health Connect would be able to incre ...

00:31:41

How flooding affects Vermont’s wildlife and ecosystems

11 Ogo 2023

Vermonters are still coming to terms with the devastating toll of this summer’s flooding, which inundated downtowns, destroyed homes and businesses, and caused two confirmed deaths. Considered from almost any angle, the impact of this extreme weather on the state has been massive. Among the iss ...

00:24:34

‘I was in shock.’ — Reporters on the impact of Vermont’s catastrophic flooding

24 Jul 2023

Early this month, heavy rains led to historic flooding in many parts of Vermont, causing massive — as yet uncounted — damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure. At the time of this recording, the state has confirmed that one person was killed by the floods. Like in Tropical Storm Irene in ...

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