Anna Van Dine
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For Vermont Public
River flooding that began with heavy rain on July 9, 2023, shut down entire communities in Vermont, and recovery efforts are now underway.
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Lawmakers put $150,000 in the budget for community radio stations. The money will help the stations purchase public safety equipment so they are better equipped to assist in disaster response. -
The Legislature’s latest response to the summer floods of 2023 and 2024 delves into the minutiae of municipal finances. It would give towns more time to pay off emergency loans and provide flexibility on how they structure their debt.
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Bureaucracy at the federal level is negatively impacting Vermont municipalities damaged by the 2023 floods.
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The same federal bureaucracy that hampered flood recovery for individuals after last summer's floods is plunging small, rural towns into crippling debt. -
Vermont is reviving a program that doled out almost $20 million to businesses and nonprofits with property damage last year. Here's where the money went, and how the program is different this time. -
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch says he envisions an entirely new federal disaster response system, in which state and local entities would be authorized to distribute the billions of dollars in public and individual assistance that are currently administered by FEMA. -
Scientists say that recent flooding will worsen water quality for Lake Champlain and other Vermont waterways, but it's not expected to be as bad as 2023. -
Vermont Edition speaks with Stephanie Smith, the state hazard mitigation officer with Vermont Emergency Management, about the property buyout program. -
Brave Little StateHere we are again. Exactly one year after historic floods ravaged Vermont, parts of the state are again dealing with devastating flooding following heavy rains. But understanding why these floods are so destructive is not as simple as looking at the sheer amount of rain we got. -
A year after historic floods swept through Vermont, one couple in hard-hit Cambridge village is still grappling with big questions about what’s next for their home, even as they rebuild and prepare for the next flood.
