Original sentence: Founded in 1963, the organization works to protect Vermont's natural resources and environment through research, education, and advocacy.Monitoring Vermont's 'Growth Center' law for proper application as municipalities around the state apply for growth center designation;.Passage of Vermont's groundwater law that designates groundwater a public trust;.Passage of a new wetlands protection law.Passage of an energy bill that allows "Clean Energy Assessment Districts" to be established by municipalities; municipalities can then use their bonding authority to make loans to homeowners for energy-efficiency or renewable energy projects to be paid back gradually through years of property taxes.Protection and strengthening of the Fair Use Appraisal Value property tax program, also known as 'Current Use,' which eases the pressure on farm and forest owners to sell their working land for property development.Recent successes include:.The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) is a non-profit environmental advocacy group headquartered at Montpelier in the U.VNRC also produces videos concerning environmental issues and legislative happenings.VNRC focuses on four major program areas: Energy, Forests and Biodiversity, Sustainable Communities, and Water.VNRC is one of the partners in the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN).VNRC is the Vermont affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.VNRC publishes several publications, including the Vermont Environmental Report and the Legislative Bulletin
Edited sentence: Founded in 1963, the organization works to protect Vermont's natural resources and environment through research and education.The Vermont Natural Resources Council is non-profit environmental advocacy group headquartered at Montpelier in the U.Vermont Natural Resources Council website