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Advocates tell House Transportation Committee climate mandates risk burdening rural Vermonters
Summary
Allison, the community and environmental health director for Vermonters for a Clean Environment, told the House Transportation Committee on April 8 that Vermont's climate policies must balance emissions goals with affordability and access for rural residents, citing weatherization progress, Efficiency Vermont funding, and supply-chain human-rights and mining concerns tied to electrification.
MONTPELIER, April 8 — Allison, community and environmental health director for Vermonters for a Clean Environment and chair of the Danville Planning Commission, told the House Transportation Committee that climate policy must be calibrated to Vermont's rural realities and economic constraints.
"We believe Vermonters' economic health depends on its environmental health," Allison said in testimony requested by a committee member. She outlined the group's work since 1999 and highlighted two strands of the group's message: reduce consumption through efficiency and ensure that statewide climate programs do not inadvertently impose undue costs on households.
Allison cited program and budget figures during her remarks. She said Efficiency Vermont receives roughly $50,000,000 a year from ratepayers and that more than 38,000 homes and apartments were weatherized in Vermont between 2008 and 2023. She also cited the state's…
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