Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s proposed budget, and the state senate’s budget, both include deep cuts to the state’s so-called “environmental health account,” according to Claire... Read more »
June 02, 2009
Governor Loses Vermont Veto Fight
In a victory for middle class workers and farmers, the Vermont legislature on June 2 voted to override governor Jim Douglas's veto of the $4.5 billion state budget. No governor had ever vetoed the... Read more »
May 30, 2009
Mowing the Lawn and Making Goat Cheese at the Same Time
This article includes a short video of Elizabeth Wood of the New Leaf CSA organic farm in Dummerston, Vermont, just outside Brattleboro. It was filmed on May 30.
May 28, 2009
Bear Chases Man Near Downtown Keene; Both OK
From the Keene Sentinel: A hungry young black bear ripped open a homeless man’s tent Tuesday (May 26) and chased him through the woods in Keene, according to wildlife officials. The local man,... Read more »
May 27, 2009
UMass Activists Meet June 6
The 2,500 or so grad student employees at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst do more teaching and research than the 1,000 or so professors there. The grad students are paid about $12,000... Read more »