Trump’s War on Science
May 12, 2017 As a candidate, Donald Trump famously dismissed climate change as a “hoax” invented by the Chinese to gain a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. As President, […]
VLGS Blog
The Vermont Law and Graduate School blog features insightful posts and articles about JD, LLM, and master’s degree students, faculty members, alumni, and others in the VLGS community. Explore engaging discussions on environmental law and policy, energy, food and agriculture, international law, animal protection, human rights, and more.
Not So Fast, Mr. Trump
June 5, 2017 By Pat Parenteau, Senior Counsel and Professor, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic June 1, 2017, will go down as the day the United States turned its […]
‘Undevelopment’: A suitable option for addressing sea level rise in California
June 16, 2017 By Sarah Reiter, Adjunct Faculty, Vermont Law School The state of California continues to act as a pioneer when it comes to American climate change initiatives, in […]
The Muddied Waters of Rockweed Management in Maine
July 18, 2017 By Sarah M. Reiter, Adjunct Faculty, Vermont Law School; Aaron Strong, Assistant Professor of Marine Policy, School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono Along the rocky […]
Veteran Law Student Forges His Own Path
Nov. 10, 2017 By Laurie Izutsu Earlier this week, on a November day striking in its darkness and its warmth, I caught up with Chris Whidden JD’18, president of the […]
Honoring Professor Emeritus Gil Kujovich
[updated Jan. 2, 2018] With great sadness we announce the death of Gil Kujovich, Professor Emeritus of Vermont Law School. Professor Kujovich, 71, passed away after a long illness in […]
Remembering Professor Alex Banks
December 20, 2017 Dec. 20, 2017 Dear VLS Community, With a heavy heart I share with you that on Monday, Dec. 18, our friend, colleague, teacher, and alumnus Professor Alexander […]
U.S. News Ranks Vermont Law School No. 1 in Environmental Law
March 21, 2018
U.S. News & World Report has again recognized Vermont Law School as the No. 1 environmental law school in the United States.
Clinic Supports Residents in Long-Running Battle Against Rock Crushing Operation
March 28, 2018
VLS’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (ENRLC), achieved their latest victory in a six-year battle against polluting industry in Graniteville, Vermont last December.
Farmers Market Legal Toolkit Provides Free Resources for Communities
March 31, 2018 The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law School, Farmers Market Coalition, and Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont have launched an online Farmers […]