The law, known as the Community Housing Infrastructure Program, or CHIP, will allow rural communities across the state to leverage a TIF model.

A new study has revealed the safest and most dangerous states to live in during a nuclear apocalypse, using key survival indicators.

More information: Kotaro Kubo et al, Habitat use and abundance of an introduced population of the Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi): Comparison with the native population, PLOS One (2025).

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The state’s population grew older too. An uptick in 25- to 55-year-olds was offset by its older population growing even older while births declined.

MONTPELIER — Vermont’s black bear population is estimated at roughly 6,300 to 7,600 based on 2023 data, the most recent available, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.

Can floodplain maps made with AI help protect Vermont from future storms? Extreme flooding has caused severe damage in Vermont. Can floodplain maps made with artificial intelligence help protect ...

Population Density per Square Mile: 74.6 GDP per Capita: $53,852 With a population density of 74.6 people per square mile, West Virginia is one of the least densely populated states in the US.

“Moose are relatively abundant in Vermont’s northeastern Wildlife Management Unit — WMU E,” said Nick Fortin, the department’s moose biologist, in a news release. “This high density of moose ...