James Ehlers: Making Lake Champlain great again
Editor’s note: This commentary is by James Ehlers, who is a public policy expert with 18 years of experience in health, water and fisheries issues and the executive director of Lake Champlain...
View ArticleVermont Conservation Voters to Release Environmental Common Agenda of 2017...
News Release — Vermont Conservation Voters January 31, 2017 Contact: Lauren Hierl, Vermont Conservation Voters Political Director, C: (860) 670-2629, lhierl@vermontconservationvoters.org VCV and...
View ArticleAdvocates: State action needed now to fund Lake Champlain cleanup
A crowd of more than 100 people poured into the Cedar Creek Room at the Statehouse Wednesday to call for investments in Lake Champlain cleanup efforts. Lawmakers are considering new taxes and fees to...
View ArticleWater quality activists paddle the path of pollution on Winooski River
News Release — LCI August 25, 2017 Contact: Juliana Dixon, LCI Program Director: juliana@champlain.ngo, 802-879-3466 Jon Groveman, VNRC Water Program Director, jgroveman@vnrc.org, 802-359-7736 Robb...
View ArticleJuliana Dixon: Combined sewer systems not the solution
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Juliana Dixon, who is program director at Lake Champlain International. She has a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and a master’s in agricultural...
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Ehlers, self-styled defender of ‘ordinary’ Vermonters, dogged by contradictions
James Ehlers at a launch event for his campaign to become the Democratic candidate for governor, held at the Socialist Labor Party Hall in Barre. Photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDigger Editor’s note: This is...
View ArticleJames Ehlers: A constitutional amendment for the environment
Editor’s note: This commentary is by James Ehlers, who is the executive director of Lake Champlain International. He was a candidate in the Democratic primary for governor in 2018 and is a U.S. Navy...
View ArticleLaroche is new staff scientist for Lake Champlain International
Former Vermont Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Joins LCI as Staff Scientist Posted January 13, 2011 – 5:01pm by Megan Winward Former Vermont Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Joins LCI as Staff Scientist...
View ArticleLCI proud to announce partnership with Yamaha Motor Corp. USA
For immediate release March 14th, 2012 Contact Eric LaMontagne, (802) 879-3466 Colchester, VT — Lake Champlain International is proud to announce, once again, a partnership with Yamaha Motor Corp. USA...
View ArticleU.S. EPA presents LCI’s James Ehlers and Scott Goddard with prestigious...
For immediate release April 26, 2012 Contact Ross Saxton ross@mychamplain.net The Lake Champlain International (LCI) team traveled south of the Lake Champlain Basin this week to Boston to receive the...
View ArticleLCI announces recipients of Heritage Awards
For Immediate Release: May 14, 2012 Contact: Ross Saxton, Lake Champlain International 802-879-3466 There are certain people in our communities who truly make where we live, work, and play a better...
View ArticleChittenden County RPC to partner with Lake Champlain International to develop...
News Release — Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission April 17, 2013 Contact: Dan Albrecht, 802-846-4490 x29 Winooski, VT – The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) is pleased...
View Article5-year-old wins LCI Governor’s Cup
News Release — Lake Champlain International May 30, 2013 Colchester — “The fishing is good, but the catching … not so much” was a common phrase at the 6th Annual LCI Governor’s Cup on Tuesday, May 28...
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Environmental groups critical of state’s cleanup plan for Lake Champlain
Burlington Bay on Lake Champlain in Burlington. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger The state’s plan to clean up Lake Champlain is inadequate, environmental groups say, and some doubt the governor’s...
View ArticleCLF et al.: Lake Champlain must be priority
Editor’s note: This commentary is an open letter to Gov. Peter Shumlin, signed by board chairs and members of the Conservation Law Foundation, Lake Champlain International, Lake Champlain Committee,...
View Article33rd Annual LCI Father’s Day Fishing Derby by Yamaha – record fish and big...
News Release — Lake Champlain International June 17, 2014 Media Contact: Eric LaMontagne (802) 879-3466 eric@mychamplain.net Colchester, VT- The 33rd LCI Father’s Day Fishing Derby by Yamaha is now...
View ArticleAgricultural Innovations Group issues report with recommendations to address...
News Release — Lake Champlain International September 16, 2014 Contact: James Ehlers, Lake Champlain International, 802.879.2016 Matt Strassberg, Environmental Mediation Center, 802.583.1100, ext. 101...
View ArticleVergennes could face fine for sewage spill
A mechanical failure at a pump station in Vergennes dumped 12,700 gallons of untreated sewage into nearby streams Sunday, city officials said. The small Addison County city could face pollution fines,...
View ArticleJames Ehlers: Ecology begins at home
Editor’s note: This commentary is by James Ehlers, who is executive director of Lake Champlain International. Rivers weave the fabric for our lives as Vermonters, people who live in and celebrate the...
View ArticleJames Ehlers wins GMP-Zetterstom Environmental Award
News Release — Green Mountain Power June 30, 2016 Contact: Steve Costello VP, Customer Care and Ambassador of Rutland Green Mountain Power 888 835 4672 Steve.Costello@greenmountainpower.com Juliana...
View ArticleLake Champlain International to hold vigil
BURLINGTON – Sewage overflows into Lake Champlain have prompted a vigil for clean water. According to a press release from Lake Champlain International, there have been 84 waste dumps into the lake...
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With cyanobacteria blooms into fall, is Vermont doing enough to protect...
Three Burlington beaches were closed Friday after blue-green algae was spotted. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger After yet another summer with headline-grabbing cyanobacteria blooms in Vermont, the...
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