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.
CLINIC CO-PILOTS LEGISLATION TO PROTECT VERMONT'S SURFACE WATERS
October 12, 2020
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. Read more »
ALUMNI GALLERY: LIZZIE TISHER JD'14
December 20, 2018
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. Read more »
VLS PARTNERS WITH NONPROFIT EARTHJUSTICE
September 27, 2018
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. Read more »
DAVID BEATS GOLIATH: CLINIC PREVAILS OVER PIPELINE COMPANY
August 28, 2018
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. Read more »
CLINIC SUPPORTS RESIDENTS IN LONG-RUNNING BATTLE AGAINST ROCK CRUSHING OPERATION
March 28, 2018
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. Read more »
FOR THE LOVE OF WATER: REMEMBERING ALAN PANEBAKER
September 22, 2016
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.
CALL OF THE WILD WITH ELIZA DONOGHUE JD'12
September 6, 2016
From Vermont to Maine, VLS alum Eliza Donoghue JD'12 has made it her life's passion to protect New England forests and land.