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Witnesses urge House committee to pass H740 to create statewide greenhouse-gas inventory and registry
Summary
Environmental and public-interest groups told the House Energy & Digital Infrastructure committee that H740 would provide essential, granular data—especially for transportation and heating fuels—help municipalities plan, and improve transparency around price and emissions trends; advocates urged funding for implementation.
Supporters of H740 told the House Energy & Digital Infrastructure committee that a statewide greenhouse-gas inventory and registry would deliver the granular fuel and emissions data Vermont needs to meet its climate goals and to help households and communities lower costs.
"H740 is a simple but meaningful bill," said Lauren Hurrell, executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council, in testimony arguing the bill will provide basic but essential information about fuels used across the state and help craft solutions for affordability and resilience. Hurrell also urged the committee to endorse funding in the appropriations…
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