Below is a selection of recent news highlights featuring members of Vermont Law and Graduate School’s faculty and staff.

Dan Delurey, Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate

Climate Change and Green Energy with Dan Delurey
April 8, 2026
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Dan Delurey, senior fellow for energy and climate with the Institute for Energy and the Environment, discussed climate change and emerging clean energy technologies.

Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at VLGS.

Inside Pam Bondi’s Aggressive Push to Crack Down on Animal Cruelty Crimes
April 9, 2026
CBS
Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute, is quoted about the status of the animal welfare initiative piloted by former Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Mark James, interim director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment at VLGS.

Don’t Underestimate Balcony Solar
April 12, 2026
Energy Changemakers
Mark James LLM’16, interim director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment, weighed in on the phenomenon of small-scale plug-in or balcony solar systems for individual use.

AI is Becoming Infrastructure, Not Software: What Stanford’s CodeX FutureLaw Reveals About the Next Era of Intelligence
April 19, 2026
Forbes
Oliver Goodenough, research professor, led a session on rules, patterns, and hybrid approaches in AI governance at Stanford Law School’s annual FutureLaw conference with Jeanette Eicks JD’96. Forbes referenced their discussion of the varied computational logics of AI.

Christophe Courchesne, director of the Environmental Advocacy Clinic

EPA is Out to Redefine Environmental Protections for Wetlands. It’s a Narrower Definition with Broader Consequences.
April 20, 2026
The Berkshire Eagle
Christophe Courchesne, director of the Environmental Law Center, is quoted about the uncertainty over wetland protections with the proposed changes to the definition of federally protected waterways.

Jared Carter JD'09, professor of Law

Vermont Has Joined 49 Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration. What Have They Accomplished?
April 26, 2026
VTDigger
Jared Carter JD’09, professor of law, weighed in on Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s efforts to challenge the federal government through state participation in 49 lawsuits since the start of the second Trump administration.

Todd Howland, interim director of the Environmental Justice Clinic

Apply the Minnesota Protocol to ICE’s Summary Executions
April 27, 2026
Just Security
Todd Howland, interim director of the Environmental Justice Clinic, reviewed the federal response to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents earlier this year. He argued that the Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death should be employed to label the killings as summary executions and promote proper accountability.

Brett Stokes, director of the Center for Justice Reform Clinic at VLGS.

Federal Public Defender Joins Fight Against ICE Detentions
April 28, 2026
Vermont Public
Brett Stokes, director of the Center for Justice Reform Clinic, is quoted about immigration habeas cases from ICE detentions, welcoming the involvement of federal public defenders to help meet the needs of detained Vermont migrants.

Pat Parenteau, professor of law emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy, environmental law center

The Supreme Court ‘Victory’ for Oil Giants is Not What It Seems
April 28, 2026
Grist
Pat Parenteau, professor emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy, is quoted about the Supreme Court’s ruling that Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish should be moved from state to federal court, essentially cancelling a $745 million judgment against Chevron.