Clean Heat Standard

During his weekly briefing today, Governor Phil Scott warned that predicted costs to comply with climate and energy bills passed by the legislature will cause undue stress especially on lower income Vermonters.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott used his weekly briefing Wednesday to call on the Democratically-controlled state Legislature to consider the costs of a proposed Clean Heat Standard.

A coalition of advocacy groups held a recent webinar to look at the status of policymaking and the future of the emissions reductions required by Vermont's Affordable Heat Act.

Two days after the Vermont Senate voted to override the governor’s veto of the Affordable Heat Act, the House followed suit.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott formally issued his veto of the Affordable Heat Act today.

During his weekly briefing this afternoon Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused on some bills being considered by the legislature that he says could compromise his efforts to make the state more affordable.

The Vermont Legislature is considering a bill called the Affordable Heat Act.