Lauren Hierl: Reflecting on Vermont’s legislative session and next steps

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Lauren Hierl, the political director for Vermont conservation voters. She lives in Montpelier.
Now that our state’s budget impasse and legislative session have wrapped up, it’s time to take stock of what happened at the Statehouse on key Vermont priorities like clean water, protecting communities from toxic chemicals, maintaining the health of our forests and climate action. The disappointing short answer is: not much.
As the Trump administr