Robb Kidd: An obligation to fund clean water programs

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Robb Kidd, who is conservation program manager of the Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club.
As the snow and ice disappear for good, I’m looking ahead to the summer months, when locals and tourists alike enjoy swimming and fishing in Vermont’s many streams, lakes and rivers, biking along the shores of Lake Champlain, or simply enjoying a meal by the water. But in the heat of the summer, many beaches will be closed, and Vermonters will be expose