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Vermont Law School blog articles featuring stories and projects about climate change, climate change law and policy, extinction and adaptation, global warming impacts, international climate change law​ and ​​more. From stories on how VLS students and alumni are impacting policy change to the VLS participation in the COP/UN Climate Change Conference.

NOT SO FAST, MR. TRUMP

June 5, 2017
President Trump's decision to leave the Paris climate agreement ​was, in the words of distinguished career diplomat R. Nicholas Burns, a "colossal foreign policy mistake."​​​​​​ Read more »

TRUMP'S WAR ON SCIENCE

May 12, 2017
In his first budget, Trump proposed to eliminate many climate change programs outright, and cut others sharply. Read more »​​​​​​

GLOBAL REACH WITH DAN WILLIAMS JD’10

November 6, 2016
As Environmental Protection Specialist for the Federal Aviation Administration, VLS alum Dan Williams has become a climate changer.​​ Read more »​​​​​​

THE CHINA PROJECT

September 30, 2016
On this increasingly small and fragile planet, China is the single biggest Environmental Stage. Enter Vermont Law School.

CALLING ALL POLICYMAKERS​ AND LEGISLATORS​

August 29, 2016
The impact that Climate Change has had on Vermont is undeniable, and VLS is preparing the next generation of policymakers and legislators to protect the environment.​