As many as 60 of Vermont’s roughly 700 public drinking water systems have detectable levels of PFAS that are below the state’s current standard but could be above a new national standard, according to state officials.
The three-year contract raises wages of technical services staff, with the least compensated workers receiving the biggest increase, as local recruitment still lags behind open positions.
The 26-4 vote capped weeks of debate about Judge Jennifer Barrett, who served as state’s attorney in the Northeast Kingdom from 2015 until Scott appointed her to the bench last summer.