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The Vermont Law School chapter of Jurist would like to invite you to our first-ever chapter event, a webinar title Recognizing Nature's Value: The Environment Does Not Work for Free, on Friday, February 26 from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. EST. The webinar will focus on the innovative concept of payment for ecosystem services (PES), […]
Is a new, sustainable, and regenerative economy possible, and how could it center democracy, care, cooperation, and justice? What role can we play, as future law and policy practitioners, to build a support system for this kind of economy and the communities who are developing it? To build a space in which our generation […]
Please join the Environmental Law Center for the next installment in the virtual Current Issues in Animal Law lecture series. Randall Abate JD/MSEL'89 of Monmouth University will present "Animal Law and Environmental Law: Parallels and Synergies." In "What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law?" (Environmental Law Institute Press, 2d ed., 2020), […]
FREE WEBINAR: Electric Vehicles in the Upper Valley: Affordable, Green, Fun! Interested in electric vehicles, but feeling overwhelmed with the idea of actually buying one? Want to drive cheaper and greener, but not sure how to get started? Unaware of the fact that with rebates and incentives electric vehicles can now cost less than […]
Are you interested in becoming a Wikipedia editor? Join the Agricultural Law Information Partnership for a free workshop and "Edit-a-Thon" on March 23. The ability to edit Wikipedia is a powerful asset in communications, advocacy, and research dissemination. Anyone can become a Wikipedia editor, and since millions seek information through the site every day—including […]
People of color who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) face compounded barriers to accessing human health services and the legal system. Anti-discrimination laws aim to remedy those barriers, by requiring meaningful language access to government-funded programs and services. But do these laws do enough to ensure equal access for Vermont's LEP communities? Join the […]
Please join the Environmental Law Center for the next installment in the virtual Current Issues in Animal Law lecture series. Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project will present "The Struggle to Gain Legal Rights for Nonhuman Animals." Nonhuman animals have always been considered “things" that lack the capacity for any legal […]
The Environmental Law Center is thrilled to welcome Molly Mowery, AICP, executive director of the Community Wildfire Planning Center, for the 16th Annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law. Many communities across the U.S. face an increased threat of wildfire due to record-breaking heat, prolonged drought, and other climate change impacts. […]
Hosted by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, the next installment in Vermont Law School’s Embedded Racism in the Law Panel Series features attorneys and organizers who serve and advocate on behalf of farmworkers.
Honorary degree recipient Rick Middleton will deliver the 2021 environmental lecture: Reflecting on 50 years of Environmental Advocacy in the Southeastern United States—the Key to Success. Middleton is president emeritus of the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), an organization he founded and led for 34 years until his retirement in 2019. Under his leadership, […]