David Versus Goliath
July 17, 2020 By David Goodman Kyle Tisdel takes on big oil and gas and wins! Kyle Tisdel JD’05 and his colleague took a seat at the large, oak counsel’s […]
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.
VLS Alumni: Grant Jonathan MSEL’97
July 23, 2020 A member of Tuscarora, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy, Grant Jonathan MSEL’97 saw firsthand how environmental degradation and a changing climate impacted the […]
Q&A with Derek Miodownik MARJ’21
July 24, 2020 Q&A with Derek Miodownik MARJ’21, Community and Restorative Justice Executive for the Vermont Department of Corrections, and online student in the Masters of Restorative Justice Program at VLS. […]
Community Solar for Farms, Small Business, and Residences
July 29, 2020 An Energy Clinic team investigates a solar project site The Energy Clinic is preparing to file the 45-day notice to be followed by the application for a […]
VLS Faculty and Students Put a Priority on Public-Interest Law
August 6, 2020 By Rebecca Beyer Vermont Law School student Natacha Tremblay JD’19 was finishing up her last day in the South Royalton Legal Clinic (SRLC) when she got some […]
EJ Clinic Conversations: VLS Clinicians Listen to the Voices of Warriors for Racial Justice
August 12, 2020
Introducing the Environmental Justice Clinic’s new blog series, in which student teams sit down with clients and partners from across the country. Over the next six weeks, we’ll hear their perspectives on the connections between environmental justice, the struggle for racial justice, and the Movement for Black Lives.
EJ Clinic Conversations: Kesha Ram Talks about a New Environmental Justice Narrative for Vermont
August 19, 2020
Environmental Justice Clinic students Rico Edwards JD’22/MARJ’19 and Blake Whitehead MARJ’20 interview Center for Whole Communities Senior Fellow and Vermont State Senate candidate Kesha Ram.
Summer Interns Join VLS to Work on Food and Agriculture Law and Policy
August 21, 2020 We’re thrilled to introduce the students who joined us (remotely) from law schools around the country as Summer Honors Interns at the Center for Agriculture and Food […]
Trace the Roots: Voices Left Out of Environmental Conversations
August 26, 2020
Environmental Justice Law Society (EJLS) is proud announce the premier of Trace the Roots: Voices Left Out of Environmental Conversations, a short documentary featuring environmental justice leaders Mustafa Santiago Ali, Raya Salter, and Nadia Seeteram.
Profile: Michael Crouse JD’21
August 27, 2020 Even in his childhood, Michael Crouse JD’21 had values rooted in environmental stewardship. That is why environmental law was a natural choice for him when he decided to […]
