House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

January 28, 2025 - January 31, 2025

Last Updated 3/17/2025 10:03 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-environment.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

10:00 AM                   House  Floor & Caucuses

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's 2026 Budget Address

Joint assembly to receive budget address.

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

9:00 AM                   Beavers in Vermont

Brehan Furfey, Furbearer Project Leader, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Will Duane, Land Acquisition Coordinator, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ben Goldfarb, Environmental Journalist and Author

Shane Jaquith, Watershed Restoration Manager, The Nature Conservatory

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 238 - An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Background on PFAS and Act 131 of 2024 PFAS in Consumer Products Report

Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Pamela Bryer, Ph.D., Agrichemical Toxicologist, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 30, 2025

9:00 AM                   The Importance of Old Forests

Liz Thompson, Ecologist, Wildlands, Woodlands, Farmlands & Communities

Alexandra Kosiba, Extension Assistant Professor, UVM Extension Forestry

Shelby Perry, Wildlands Ecology Director, Northeast Wilderness Trust

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Transportation for Vermonters (T4VT) Coalition

Robb Kidd, Conservation Program Manager, Sierra Club Vermont

Kati Gallagher, T4VT Coordinator and Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

1:30 PM                   Act 131 Proposed Legislation Version 5.1 Walk-through

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 31, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Key Findings from 10 Years of the Vermont Atlas of Life

An overview of the Vermont Atlas of Life and key take-aways from Vermont Center for Ecostudies' 10-Year Anniversary Report.

Emily Anderson, Science to Policy Manager, Vermont Center for Ecostudies

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Anika Adams at aeadams@leg.state.vt.us