Events Calendar
Stay informed and stay engaged with the VLGS Events Calendar. Expand your knowledge with stimulating discussions from our symposiums, webinars, and weekly info sessions. Our calendar is your go-to resource for staying ahead of the latest happenings within the Vermont Law and Graduate School community.
Rivers with Rights
Featuring David Takacs, UC Hastings Law Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live. About the speaker: Professor David Takacs is proud to teach at University of California Hastings College of the Law, which is his J.D. […]
Algal Blooms and Animal Ag
Featuring Claire Brown, The Counter In the last four decades, harmful algal blooms have increasingly appeared in freshwater ecosystems across the United States during the summertime, forcing local officials to close beaches for swimming and poisoning local wildlife. At one point, an algal bloom in Lake Erie left Toledo residents without drinking […]
How Will A Decidedly More Conservative Judiciary Affect the Future Of U.S. Environmental Law?
Featuring Robert Percival, University of Maryland Carey School of Law Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live. About the speaker: Professor Percival is the Director of the Environmental Law Program and Robert F. Stanton Professor of Law […]
Revelations on Justice and Next Generation Environmentalism
Please join the Environmental Law Center for an upcoming event next Wednesday, July 28 from 12-1 p.m., featuring Tamara Toles O'Laughlin JD/MELP'09, an advocate for people and planet and a VLS alumna. REGISTER HERE Tamara Toles O'Laughlin is an environmentalist focused on equity, access, and community. She develops capacity-building programs and creates multimedia campaigns to dismantle privilege […]
Bird Brains? Our Evolving Understanding of Chickens—and Their Lagging Legal Status
Featuring Delcianna Winders, Vermont Law School Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live. About the speaker: Delcianna J. Winders is a visiting associate professor of law and Animal Law Program director at Vermont Law School. Professor Winders recently joined VLS […]
Policy Options for Solar Development on Agricultural “Current Use” Lands
The Farm and Energy Initiative invites you to a webinar presented by Vermont Law School students that will detail the impact that state agricultural "current use" taxation policies have on farmers' decisions to add solar to their farmland. Learn how states are changing their policies to permit renewable energy development on enrolled land, and […]
Ecological Law Case Studies: Bringing the Theory Down to Earth
Featuring Geoffrey Garver, McGill University, Canada Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live.
The Corporate Capture of Agricultural Climate ‘Solutions’
Featuring Lisa Elaine Held, Civil Eats President Biden’s USDA is directing resources towards climate-smart agricultural initiatives like never before, while members of Congress are introducing various bills related to farming and climate impact. With funding now flowing in this direction, the food and agricultural industry’s biggest players are changing their public positioning […]