VERMONT'S ENVIRONMENT IS CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE

Why Is This Important?

Measures

DEC

% of public drinking water supplies in compliance with health-based standards

I

2022

95%

1

1%

DEC

Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita, in units of annual metric tons of equivalent carbon dioxide per capita

I

2018

13.85

1

-3%

DEC

% of Vermont’s rivers and lakes (excluding Lake Champlain) that meet State water quality standards for fishing

I

2022

80%

1

0%

DEC

% of Vermont’s rivers and lakes (excluding Lake Champlain) that meet State water quality standards for swimming

I

2022

87.00%

1

4%

DEC

Changes in total phosphorus loading to Lake Champlain from Vermont sources in metric tons per year

I

2020

867

1

66%

DEC

# of days air quality in Vermont posed a moderate or greater risk to sensitive populations

I

2021

71

1

-37%

DEC

Disposal rate of municipal solid waste in pounds per person per day

I

2021

3.57

1

-1%