Each summer the Environmental Law Center hosts the Hot Topics in Environmental Law lecture series. On Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon, VLGS faculty and invited experts host lectures on a variety of current issues in environmental law and policy. Vermont Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit is available.
Free and open to the public, all summer 2023 lectures will be streamed virtually at vermontlaw.edu/live.
Visit our video archive to view lectures from past summers.
Hot Topics Lecture Series
Previous Hot Topics Lectures
Hot Topics: Reporting from the Void: Americans' "Rights" to Nutritious Food, Potable Water, and Clean Air
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Hot Topics: The Unwanted Neighbor: How Indoor Cannabis Cultivators Raise Environmental Justice Concerns
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Hot Topics: Climate Change: The Biggest Human Rights Issue of the 21st Century
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Hot Topics: How New Clean Energy Could Benefit from Old Coal Plants
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Hot Topics: Can State Tort Litigation Do to Big Oil What it Did to Big Tobacco?
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Hot Topics: West Virginia v. EPA's Major Questions Doctrine Turns One: An Assessment
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Hot Topics: Animals as Property, Quasi-Property or Quasi-Person
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Hot Topics: Legislating Light Pollution: Examining Light Pollution Laws in the U.S.
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Hot Topics: Technical, Community and Regulatory Components of Resilience, Castaner Microgrid Case Study
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Hot Topics: Strong Roots, New Growth: Unlocking the Potential of Heirs' Property
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Hot Topics: Compassionate Conservation: Bridging the Divide Between Caring for Ecosystems and Caring for Animals
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Hot Topics: Sackett v. EPA: The Supreme Court’s Bombshell Ruling and What It Means for Wetlands, Wildlife, and the Climate Crisis
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Economic Actors in Cuba and Environmental Impact: A Pending Subject?
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Economics and Climate Change: The Significance of Context and Interpretation
Oakes Hall - Room 012
vermontlaw.edu/live
Payment for Ecosystem Services in Vermont: A Farmer-Led Approach to Conservation Funding
Oakes Hall - Room 012
vermontlaw.edu/live
What Changes the Electric Grid Needs to Meet Our Clean Energy Goals
Oakes Hall - Room 012
vermontlaw.edu/live
