Hope and Persistence Work Together for the Environment
Hope McLellan-Brandt JD/MELP’24 has built an extensive resume since she came to Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS). She has participated in COP27 and COP28 as a party member to […]
The Transnational Environmental Law Clinic: Empowering Julie Oh’s Work for a Sustainable Future
The Transnational Environmental Law Clinic (TELC) at Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) plays a critical role in addressing global environmental challenges by creating a platform for students to work […]
A New Website for All to Use for “Environmental Justice State by State”
Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) announced the launch of a new website – Environmental Justice State by State (ejstatebystate.org). This online resource highlights the achievements of environmental justice communities […]
Using Non-Price Criteria in State Offshore Wind Solicitations to Advance Net Positive Biodiversity Goals – An Institute for Energy and the Environment Report
The United States is undergoing a monumental energy transformation in which offshore wind will play a major role by helping to decarbonize our energy systems and mitigate the impact of […]
Don’t Miss the Animal Law and Policy Opportunities This Summer at Vermont Law and Graduate School
Animal law and policy has had a presence at Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS)—and in its renowned Summer Session—for decades. Over the years, animal law and policy offerings have […]
How a new resource on “heirs’ property” could help curb the loss of Black-owned farmland
Created by faculty and students at VLGS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, a new series of factsheets aims to prevent the loss of land owned as “heirs’ property.”
Students and Faculty Advocate for Food System Change at the US Capitol
Students and faculty from VLGS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law and Graduate School joined a coalition of farm and food organizations in Washington, D.C. for the Food Not Feed Summit, an event focused on changing America’s agriculture policies.
VLGS Animal Law Students Earn Top Spots in the NYSBA Committee on Animals and the Law Writing Competition
The New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals and the Law published the latest Laws and Paws Newsletter announcing their student writing competition winners. Congratulations to VLGS students Vanessa Beane and […]
Global Sustainability Field Studies Students Travel to Cuba
Over Thanksgiving week, Kevin Jones, director of the Institute for the Energy and the Environment (IEE) and Professor of Energy Law and Policy, and Jill Martin Diaz, assistant professor and […]
FAAC Calls Out DNREC for Excluding Delaware Environmental Justice Community from Proposed Poultry Biogas Facility Approval Process
Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic (“FAAC”) assisted community members and public interest groups in submitting a public comment against the potential expansion of a Delaware biogas […]
