Survey Says … Californians Can Have Their Pork and Let Pigs Move

Pork producers have been spuriously asserting that a California law allowing farmed animals room to move their limbs will spell the end of bacon. This blog presents survey data showing that grocery stores, restaurants, foodservice companies, and pork producers are in fact prepared to comply with the law when it goes into effect on January 1.

Q&A with Animal Law Program Director Delcianna Winders

September 23, 2021

Delcianna (“Delci”) Winders, a renowned animal law expert and advocate, joined the Vermont Law School faculty this fall as a visiting associate professor of law and director of the new program. We caught up with VLS’s newest environmental law faculty member to learn more about animal law and how students can get involved.

Student Spotlight: Wenfang Liang LLM’22

June 30, 2021

Wenfang Liang LLM’22 is a fellow with the U.S.-Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law (PEL), a VLS program that works collaboratively with government institutions, non-government organizations, lawyers, judges, lawmakers, and others to promote good environmental governance in Asia.

Students Support the Seychelles at U.N. Climate Change Conference

June 8, 2021

Each year, a select group of students participates in an International Climate Law course that takes them to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as the “COP” conference). Mitul Patel JD/MERL’21 and Andrea Salazar JD/MERL’22 describe the experience.