Below is a selection of recent news highlights featuring members of Vermont Law and Graduate School’s faculty and staff.
Faster Slaughterhouse Line Speeds Are Increasingly a Climate Problem
May 7, 2026
Inside Climate News
Delcianna Winders and Amanda Hitt of the Animal Law and Policy Institute comment on the significant consequences expected of the Trump administration’s proposals to speed up processing in slaughterhouses.
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Sue The New York Times
May 14, 2026
CBS News
Rod Smolla, professor of law, is quoted about the chances of success for a potential lawsuit against The New York Times by Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government.
Social Media Videos Selling Pet Monkeys Are Slipping Past Content Filters
May 19, 2026
Scripps News
Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute, is quoted about the need for legislation that would ban the private ownership of primates on a national scale.
The Ghosts of Trojan: 5 Ways Oregon’s Only Nuclear Plant Still Haunts the Northwest
May 25, 2026
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pat Parenteau, professor emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy, comments on the history of the Trojan Nuclear Plant, cautioning against settling on nuclear energy as the ideal low-carbon energy source. His work as author of “True Costs of Nuclear Power” (1976) for Lewis & Clark Law School is also referenced.
To the New Lawyers: You Are the Change Agents We Need
May 27, 2026
Earthjustice
We were honored to be joined on campus by Abigail Dillen, president of Earthjustice, who served as Commencement Speaker for VLGS’s 50th commencement ceremony. Watch her full address to the graduates, along with the rest of the ceremony, here.