04/15/2025
Join VECAN for our second-to-last webinar of the winter series on April 23rd at 12pm to get an update on what's happening with the implementation of Vermont’s historic Climate Superfund Act and the important work underway to develop a Resilience Implementation Strategy. Hear from Ben Edgerly Walsh, VPIRG’s Climate and Energy Director, Marian Wolz, Resilience and Adaptation Coordinator at ANR, and Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy for the Office of the VT State Treasurer.
As you likely recall, the legislature passed the Climate Superfund Act in 2024 in response to the series of devastating floods. This law aims to hold big oil companies responsible for their share of the costs associated with climate disasters so that Vermont and Vermonters are not stuck with the full bill. In passing this law, legislators recognized the need to prioritize resilience and adaptation strategies. The Resilience Implementation Strategy is not only a key component of the Climate Superfund Act – providing guidance on what projects should be funded through the Superfund – but it is also an important framework that will inform state, regional and community planning and priority investments in needed resilience strategies. The final version of the RIS is due July 1, 2025.
Don’t miss the opportunity to get an update on the status of this important new law, as well as get updates and insights on the work underway to develop the Resilience Implementation Strategy. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QyN0_0HRRbGePhHzB8H8kQ
