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When groundwater is collected at Vermont Yankee, there are two sets of eyes - Entergy's and the state's - scrutinizing the samples for pollutants. The question, though, is whether that arrangement should continue now that the plant no longer produces power. And some say it's a high-stakes debate, given the past discovery of contaminants like tritium and strontium-90 at the Vernon site. Plant owner Entergy is calling for a streamlined monitoring system to replace the “redundant, resource-intensive and inconsistent programs”
What an inspiration climate activist and author Bill McKibben was, as he gave his talk at Centre Congregational Church on Jan 15. His main message was that, as important as it is for us as individuals to reduce our carbon footprint as much as possible, it is extremely important - primarily because of the critical time factor - to confront the big banks in their role as primary lenders to corporations involved in extreme extraction and infrastructure of fossil fuels.
Gotta dance? The Brattleboro Music Center's Celtic Mega Band will provide the music for a Contra Dance, set for Sunday, June 12, according to a news release. The event will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. (a beginners' session is set for 6:45 p.m.) at the Stone Church, 210 Main St., and no experience or partner is needed. Contra dance is a social dance with deep roots in New England history. The dance form can be traced to English,
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