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Act 250, Vermont's Land Use and Development Act, 10 V.S.A. § 6001 et seq., [1] is a law passed in 1970 by the Vermont legislature designed to mitigate the effects of development through an application process that addresses the environmental and community impacts of projects that exceed a threshold in size.
The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) is a non-profit environmental advocacy group headquartered at Montpelier in the U.S. state of Vermont. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Founded in 1963, the organization works to protect Vermont's natural resources and environment through research , education , and advocacy .
ACT 250 permits are the state's Land Use Permit issued by the Land Use Panel of the Vermont Natural Resources Board. ACT 250 applications must be in compliance with the RPC's Regional Plan. A copy of all ACT 250 permit applications must be submitted (by the applicants) to the RPCs for review.
The Natural Resources Board Wednesday gave the green light to the DNR to begin the process of replacing the drinking water standards for PFAS
The Vermont prison system is administered by Vermont Department of Corrections. [16] There are about 2,200 inmates as of May 2007. [17] There are nine prisons in Vermont: An unusual feature of Vermont Courts is the use of side judges, elected laymen who sit with the judge in certain cases and also serve as county administrators.
The Vermont Environmental Court is a specialized court dealing with environmental law. The Court hears appeals from municipal boards and commissions and appeals from Act 250 decisions as well as cases from the Agency of Natural Resources
Standing 25 ft. tall and 122 ft. long, a dinosaur made of scrap wood--called the "Vermontasaurus"--may be more reviled in Green Mountain State than even Barney. And because neighbors and ...
The Vermont Land Trust was founded in 1977 by a group of citizens concerned about the rapidly accelerating development that threatened open space in Vermont. The founding group feared that state legislation Act 250 and local zoning was not strong enough to protect the rural character of the state.