$16 million in USDA funding to benefit Lake Champlain

USDA funding for Lake Champlain Vermont and New York will receive $16 million in funding to benefit Lake Champlain for a new project through the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), which brings together partners to improve water quality and promote a sustainable working … Continue reading →

Federal Funding for Lake Champlain

Federal Budget Includes Funding For Lake Champlain Lake Champlain stands to benefit from the $1 trillion spending plan recently signed into law by President Obama. Almost $4.4 million is targeted for water quality restoration and monitoring efforts on Lake Champlain; the funds will be … Continue reading →

Friends of Northern Lake Champlain Awarded CIG Grant

Friends of Northern Lake Champlain Wins $50,000 Grant The United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded the Friends of Northern Lake Champlain (FNLC) a Conservation Innovations Grant (CIG) to develop and monitor a phosphorous removal system at the … Continue reading →

Conservation Law Foundation Takes Vermont To Court Over Best Management Practices Ruling

Vermont's Environmental Court will decide whether farmers will be required to adopt best management practices for water quality controls in an effort to reduce manure runoff in the Missisquoi Bay watershed. Last week the Conservation Law Foundation appealed the Vermont Agency of … Continue reading →

EPA Head in VT to Discuss Lake Champlain Clean-up Plans

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in Vermont EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is in Vermont today to talk about plans for cleaning up Lake Champlain. McCarthy, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is meeting Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and other officials to begin a 'Call To … Continue reading →