Vermonters deserve honesty about the failure of the data center bill

Guest Editorial: Reasoning for Scott’s veto of data bill doesn’t hold up

Let’s start with what isn’t in dispute. The data center bill Governor Phil Scott vetoed, H.727, was among the strongest such laws written in any state. AI data centers are driving up electric bills across the country and having major impacts on air, water and climate pollution in the process. And here in Vermont, that now-dead bill that would have addressed each of those issues passed both the House and Senate with overwhelming support from both…

Vermonters deserve honesty about the failure of the data center bill

The bill's failure wasn't about the veto. It was about a Senate add-on that turned a strong bill into one Vermont couldn't support. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermonters deserve honesty about the failure of the data center bill.

Letter to the Editor: Vermonters deserve honesty about the failure of the data center bill

To the Editor: The governor’s veto of the data center bill (H.727) has resulted in anger and fear mongering for political purposes. The details regarding the final version of the bill are necessary to understand how a good bill demanded…