Course of the Month: Current Issues in Western Resource Litigation
June 18, 2020
Two longtime professors and environmental public interest lawyers team up to teach a new summer course on protecting public lands out West.
VLGS Blog
The Vermont Law and Graduate School blog features insightful posts and articles written by JD, LLM and Master’s students, faculty members, and others. Explore engaging discussions on environmental law, energy law, food and agriculture law and policy, international law, human rights, and more. Our goal is to provide you with informative insights into the pressing issues shaping our world today.
Environmental Justice is Racial Justice
Professor Pat Parenteau June 22, 2020 The horrific killing of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers, caught on a bystander’s cell phone, has shocked the world and galvanized the […]
Hiking in Vermont Brings Surprises and Delights
by Claire Andrews, Program Coordinator, U.S.-Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law July 8, 2020 Hiking in Vermont is the gift that keeps on giving, no matter the season. Whether the branches […]
Congratulations to the Class of 2020 award winners!
July 9, 2020 Congratulations to the Class of 2020 award winners! On June 26, the VLS community gathered virtually to recognize several of our graduating students for outstanding service, stewardship […]
Q&A with Energy Student – Ellie Hardwick
July 10, 2020 Anyone will tell you that law school is not easy. From cold calling to appellate, journals to bar prep, it’s a very busy three years. Add on […]
Alumni Spotlight: Alyssa Hartman MFALP’19, Executive Director, Artisan Grain Collaborative
July 13, 2020
As the executive director of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, a VLS alumna channels her Master’s in Food and Agriculture Law and Policy to bolster staple crop supply chains in the Upper Midwest.
The VLS Energy Clinic: Building Leading National Models for Low Income Solar
July 15, 2020 The Energy Clinic has been working with low to moderate-income (LMI) communities in New Hampshire to help their members develop community solar arrays to both reduce their […]
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 […]
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. […]
