AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoClean Water Planning: Vermont’s DEC is asking the public to comment on a draft five-year Tactical Basin Plan for the Upper Connecticut River Basin (Basin 16), with a hybrid meeting June 23 and a June 15–July 15 comment window. Public Health & Equity: UVM researchers report that soil lead contamination risk in Hartford and Springfield tracks neighborhood demographics and housing factors, pointing to where testing and mitigation could be targeted. Tech & Safety Oversight: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Edward Markey ask NHTSA to review Tesla’s self-reported Full Self-Driving crash statistics after a Reuters investigation questioned the claims. STEM Education Pipeline: Coventry’s Megumi Mitchell will study biomedical engineering at UConn, while Lyman’s Talia Hiltz heads to UConn for allied health sciences. Local Infrastructure: Watertown City Council discusses how to prevent future problems after the demolition of a downtown condemned building, including plans for a scoring system for vacant and deteriorating commercial properties. Energy Grid Standards: Northeast states outline steps toward standardized offshore HVDC transmission networks to support interoperable Atlantic Coast buildouts.
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