The Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School will welcome environmental scholars from around the country to the seventh annual Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship, Sept. 23-24, at VLS.

The colloquium provides participants with the opportunity to present their works-in-progress, gather feedback from colleagues, and meet other scholars who teach and research in areas related to environmental and natural resources law. Final papers are eligible for publication in the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

"We are pleased to welcome our esteemed environmental colleagues and friends to the Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship at Vermont Law School," said Professor Patrick Parenteau, director of the colloquium and senior counsel at the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic. "Their work is critical to understanding the environmental challenges we face today—from climate change to access to clean water—and to developing, and measuring the effectiveness of, potential legal solutions for the future."

More than 60 scholars from across the country will participate in the colloquium, which is not open to the public. VLS will serve farm-to-table meals throughout the weekend, and participants will have the opportunity to hike Vermont trails with VLS faculty. For more information about the Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship, visit forms.vermontlaw.edu/elc/colloquium or email Courtney Collins at ccollins@vermontlaw.edu.

The Environmental Law Center, established in 1978, offers more than 64 courses related to the environment and environmental law, more than any other law school in the United States. The ELC’s clinics include the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, Energy Clinic, and Food and Agriculture Clinic. The ELC Summer Session, which offers 35 classes taught by 41 faculty members, attracts scholars, lawyers, journalists, and environmental advocates from around the world. For more information about environmental programs at Vermont Law School, including degrees and clinical training, visit the Environmental Law Center online at vermontlaw.edu/ELC.

###

Vermont Law School, a private, independent institution, is home to the nation’s largest and deepest environmental law program. VLS offers a Juris Doctor curriculum that emphasizes public service; three Master’s Degrees—Master of Environmental Law and Policy, Master of Energy Regulation and Law, and Master of Food and Agriculture Law and Policy; and four post-JD degrees —LLM in American Legal Studies (for foreign-trained lawyers), LLM in Energy Law, LLM in Environmental Law, and LLM in Food and Agriculture Law. The school features innovative experiential programs and is home to the Environmental Law Center, South Royalton Legal Clinic, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, Energy Clinic, Food and Agriculture Clinic, and Center for Applied Human Rights. For more information, visit vermontlaw.edu, find us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.​