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On Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, 67 people became U.S. citizens at a ceremony in the Vermont statehouse. — Taylor Dobbs / VPR

On 9/11 Anniversary, A Vermont Judge Welcomes 67 New Citizens

At the Vermont Statehouse Monday, Judge William Sessions welcomed more than 60 new U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony in the House chamber. The date of the ceremony was not a coincidence; Sessions has held naturalization ceremonies on or close to September 11 for the past 15 years.

Old Tensions Simmer Anew As Feds Plan Expansion Of Silvio O. Conte Wildlife Refuge

By Peter Hirschfeld • 1 hour ago

Steve Agius is refuge manager at the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Gov. Phil Scott has told the federal government that he has "concerns" about plans to expand the refuge. — Peter Hirschfeld / VPR

A proposal to expand a U.S. Fish and Wildlife refuge in northeast Vermont has stirred up long-running tensions between conservationists and the Vermont timber industry.

To Restore Healthy Rivers, Conservationists Find Success Removing Small Dams

By Kathleen Masterson • 2 hours ago

Built about 150 years ago, Mill Pond Dam in Colchester, Vt., is currently breached, but still creating a small swamp upstream. — Kathleen Masterson / VPR

Unlike large hydropower dams, where there's often serious political and emotional resistance to removal, conservationists are finding many landowners of small dams are happy to have them removed.

Despite Risk, UVM Medical Student Comes Forward To Defend DACA Program

By Kathleen Masterson • 5 hours ago

Juan Conde, a first-year medical student at UVM, speaks to reporters about how the DACA program allowed him to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. — Kathleen Masterson / VPR

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Speaking at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont on Monday, Congressman Peter Welch said it was critical that Congress find a way to continue DACA— Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

PFCs Found In Well Water Near Vermont Guard Base

By Amy Kolb Noyes • Sep 9, 2017

The Vermont Air National Guard announced it has discovered PFCs in a private water well near its airport base. — Jtasphoto / iStock

The Vermont Air National Guard announced it has discovered elevated levels of Perfluorinated Compounds, also known as PFCs, in a private drinking water well near the guard base at Burlington International Airport, in South Burlington.

Acclaimed Theatre Company, Bedlam, Returns To Rutland County

By Nina Keck • Sep 9, 2017

Edmund Lewis, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Susannah Millonzi and Eric Tucker, members of the acting company Bedlam, pose in Middletown Springs where they will perform this weekend. Mellonzi and Tucker include their four month old daughter Francis in the photo. — Nina Keck / VPR

The Paramount Theater is welcoming back the acclaimed New York City theater company Bedlam for two off-site shows this weekend.

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Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan, pictured here in Montpelier in January, has joined a lawsuit aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from rescinding DACA. We're talking to him about that decision. — Peter Hirschfeld / VPR file

Attorney General TJ Donovan On Joining The DACA Lawsuit

President Donald Trump's decision to end DACA - the program that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation - has been met with strong reactions. That includes a multi-state lawsuit challenging the ending of the program. We're talking to Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan about his decision to join that lawsuit and the impact that the DACA phase-out would have in our state.