Water Warrior: Remembering Rob Hemond
Carmi was more than Rob Hemond's hometown lake, it was his livelihood. He seemed to know about every drop of water in the region. He also seemed to know everybody.
Carmi Chronicles: The Bubbler Blues
After more than $1 million spent on what the locals call “the bubbler” -- more than 45-miles of aeration tubing installed at the bottom of their once-clear lake -- Vermont’s Lake Carmi is right back where it started, plagued with
A dairy expands near polluted lakes, putting regulators to the test
Originally published in the VTDigger by Mike Polhamus. Pleasant Valley Farms built one of the state’s largest farming operations last year, in one of Vermont’s most polluted watersheds, without a permit, according to documents obtained by VTDigger. The only action taken
The Carmi Chronicles: The Senate Comes to Town
By Michael Colby. It was a powerful showing at Lake Carmi last month, as nearly 50 citizens showed up on a snowy evening just before Thanksgiving to offer water-quality testimony to a joint hearing of the Vermont Senate, convened by
The Carmi Chronicles: The People vs. Big Dairy- Vermonters Rise Up for Clean Water
By Michael Colby Not so long ago, summers at Vermont’s Lake Carmi didn’t mean fighting for water quality. And it was only about 100 years ago that Lake Carmi was called Silver Lake, a reflection of its purity at the
The Carmi Chronicles: RegenVt Arrives on the Scene
Not so long ago, summers at Vermont’s Lake Carmi didn’t mean fighting for water quality. And it was only about 100 years ago that Lake Carmi was called Silver Lake, a reflection of its purity at the time. But those