Vermont Law School's environmental law faculty are national and international leaders in the field.
Our scholars challenge conventional wisdom and push the envelope of knowledge. They are professionals who respect environmental values, have a passion for their work, and devote their talents to making the world a better place for all communities.
These dedicated teachers and scholars mentor students, pursue collaborations and partnerships with researchers and organizations in the U.S. and abroad, litigate major cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and other major courts, and organize political and public action campaigns. As experts, they have testified before Congress and participated in precedent-setting lawsuits. Widely published, their books and articles have established them as recognized and respected experts on environmental law, energy policy, land use, urban planning, wildlife and wilderness law, and "green taxes."
Faculty
![Eduardo](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-12/Eduardo2.jpg?itok=VSUXsn_b )
![Laurie Beyranevand](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Beyranevand_Laurie.jpg?itok=ZSoNuxfc )
Expertise: Health Law; Administrative Law; Food Law and Policy
![Richard Brooks](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Brooks_Richard.jpg?itok=uvPhhY70 )
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Expertise: Municipal Land Use; Legislative & Regulatory Advocacy
![CHRISTOPHE COURCHESNE](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-11/CHRISTOPHE-COURCHESNE.jpg?itok=zN8I_t86 )
Expertise: Environmental Law; Energy Law and Regulation; Administrative Law
![Michael Dworkin, Vermont Law School](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2017-09/MichaelDworkin.jpg?itok=S53Ut7T2 )
Expertise: Energy Law and Regulation
![Stephen Dycus](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Dycus_Stephen.jpg?itok=lGpa9W0u )
Expertise: National Security; International and Comparative Law
![John Echeverria](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Echeverria_John.jpg?itok=xTOUAdtD )
Expertise: Land Use Planning and Regulation; Property Law; Water Rights and Allocation; Regulatory Takings; Climate Change Adaptation
![David Firestone](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Firestone_David.jpg?itok=K3qkV8xV )
Expertise: Business Law; Contracts; Environmental Law; Land Use Planning and Regulation; Taxation and Tax Policy; International Environmental Law
![Laura Fox](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/Laura_Fox-524x524.jpg?itok=-QxQidFF )
Expertise: Animal Law; Environmental Law; Climate Change; Administrative Law; Environmental Litigation
![Portrait of EJC Director Mia Montoya Hammersley in the Desert Mountains of New Mexico](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-07/mia-portrait_0.jpg?itok=JhFKo8o3 )
Expertise: Environmental Justice; Native American Law; Environmental Law
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Expertise: Energy Law and Regulation; Oil and Gas Law and Regulation; Climate Change; Air Pollution
![Kevin Jones](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Jones_Kevin.jpg?itok=W-HmCZfH )
Expertise: Energy Law and Regulation; Clean Air Act; Climate Change; Air Pollution
![Lam_Siu_Tip.jpg](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/inline_images/Lam_Siu_Tip.jpg?itok=OEveqxiY )
Expertise: China and the Environment
![Mark Latham](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Latham_Mark.jpg?itok=-_TQDKws )
Expertise: Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Corporations; Torts and Product Liability; Environmental Enforcement and Regulation
![Yanmei Lin, Vermont Law School](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2017-09/yanmei_lin_headshot.jpg?itok=3uw60kky )
Expertise: International and Comparative Law; China and the Environment; Environmental Public Interest Litigation in Asia; Wildlife Crimes in China; Public Participation in Environmental Governance
![Reed Loder](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Loder_Reed.jpg?itok=pV-_K6QR )
Expertise: Environmental Ethics; Judicial Ethics; Property Law; Animal Law; Ethics and Professionalism
![Marc Mihaly](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Mihaly_Marc.jpg?itok=OSiS2YUe )
Expertise: Land Use Law; Energy Law and Regulation; NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
![Janet Milne](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Milne_Janet.jpg?itok=xpoPVJpR )
Expertise: Environmental Tax Policy; Climate Change; Land Use Law; Taxation and Tax Policy
![Professor Pat Parenteau](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-03/pat_parenteau_600x400_20210317.jpg?itok=tXko59ep )
Expertise: Climate Change; Endangered Species; Natural Resources Law and Management; Public Lands; Water Rights and Allocation; Wetlands and Water Resources
![](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-10/jenny_rushlow-6_port.jpg?itok=ZkhTBRKD )
Expertise: Climate Change; Environmental Justice; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Food and Agriculture; Transportation
![Christine Ryan](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Ryan_Christine.jpg?itok=RzRLuyw6 )
Expertise: Legal Research Instruction; Environmental Law Resources
![Carlson](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-12/Carlson2.jpg?itok=XQVeBk7P )
![Joan Vogel](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Vogel_Joan.jpg?itok=2fm_xcxs )
Expertise: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Employment Law; Torts and Product Liability
![](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-01/delcianna_winders_1.jpg?itok=vkW0M_EQ )
Expertise: Animal Law
![Kinvin Wroth](https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/person_photos/Wroth_Kinvin.jpg?itok=CBHtXZ7H )