Vermont Law School blog featuring all stories related to the Environmental Advocacy Clinic (EAC) at VLS. For even more information on the clinic, please make sure to check out the main EAC page.
The rugged wilderness of Northern California and Southern Oregon is on the other side of the country and a world away from the South Royalton campus of Vermont Law and Graduate School. That hasn't stopped student attorneys from working with the Environmental Advocacy Clinic's client Wild Horse Fire Brigade to help address the pressing environmental challenges facing this ecosystem, which is threatened by the risks of wildfire, climate disruption, and mismanagement of the area's public lands.
A national leader in developing solutions for these issues, Wild Horse Fire Brigade,…
Read about Act H.833, a new bill that will protect Vermont surface waters and make the state more resilient against climate change. The bill became law last week, thanks to a coalition of environmental organizations represented by VLS's Environmental Advocacy Clinic.
Lizzie Tisher JD'14 discusses her work in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (now the EAC), helping a group of neighbors fight the environmental and health impacts of an asphalt plant near their homes
The Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (ENRLC) has partnered with Earthjustice, the largest nonprofit environmental law organization in the nation, to hire a full-time staff attorney for the clinic.
The Environmental and Natural Resources Clinic (ENRLC) has won a case to protect the city of South Portland from fossil fuel infrastructure. The ruling could have broad implications for local authorities that seek to protect citizens from pipeline companies.
VLS’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (ENRLC), achieved their latest victory in a six-year battle against polluting industry in Graniteville, Vermont last December.
Alan Panebaker JD/MELP '11 represented the very best of VLS and his passion for the outdoors lives on in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic.
From Vermont to Maine, VLS alum Eliza Donoghue JD'12 has made it her life's passion to protect New England forests and land.