Faculty and Staff in the News – April 2025
Below is a selection of recent news highlights featuring members of Vermont Law and Graduate School’s faculty and staff. Pennsylvania Egg Brand Agrees to Drop Deceptive ‘Free Roaming’ LabelApril 1, […]
A Student Attorney’s Reflections on What It Means to Be a Community Advocate
By: Charlotte Bieri JD/MELP’25 Before law school, I had a very different idea of the type of lawyer I was going to be. I imagined a fulfilling career ahead of […]
Faculty and Staff in the News – March 2025
Below is a selection of recent news highlights featuring members of Vermont Law and Graduate School’s faculty and staff. Blood, Body Parts and Bacteria Pollute Wastewater from Meatpacking Plants, New […]
“Reinforcing How Advocacy and Litigation Must Evolve to Address Emerging Issues”: Students Reflect on the 43rd Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
In February, 14 Vermont Law and Graduate School students, along with four faculty and staff members, attended the 43rd Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) hosted by the University of […]
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 […]
Environmental Justice News From D.C.: A Preview
On Thursday, March 17, the Embedded Racism in the Law series features former Environmental Justice Clinic Director Marianne Engelman-Lado in conversation with Pat Parenteau about environmental justice at the EPA. Pat shares a preview of their discussion.
From Local to National Levels, Vermont Law School Community Members Shape Environmental Justice Legislation
Students and faculty in Vermont Law School’s Environmental Justice Clinic and Climate Justice Practicum are helping to strengthen environmental justice legislation across the country: from the City of Philadelphia to the State of Vermont to federal legislative action.
Fighting Environmental Racism in the U.S. Virgin Islands
February 19, 2021
Students in Vermont Law School’s Environmental Justice Clinic are supporting frontline communities in their fight against an oil refinery that has polluted a Caribbean Island for decades.
Students Help Draft Vermont’s First Environmental Justice Policy
May 19, 2021
Vermont Law School’s Environmental Justice Clinic worked alongside legislators to develop language for a new bill.
EJ Clinic Conversations: VLS Clinicians Listen to the Voices of Warriors for Racial Justice
August 12, 2020
Introducing the Environmental Justice Clinic’s new blog series, in which student teams sit down with clients and partners from across the country. Over the next six weeks, we’ll hear their perspectives on the connections between environmental justice, the struggle for racial justice, and the Movement for Black Lives.
