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

Francine Miller, senior staff attorney and adjunct professor with the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems

Local Food Requires Local Farms–Which Requires Local Farmland
April 28, 2025
Granite Geek
Francine Miller LLM’18, senior staff attorney and adjunct professor with the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, weighs in on the outlook for local farms and farmland given the recommendations of the New Hampshire Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan.

Dan Delurey

Policy, Tax Uncertainty Holding Back US Clean Energy Development
May 2, 2025
ESGDive
Unclear tax and tariff rules are slowing clean energy growth in the United States. Dan Delurey, senior energy and climate fellow, is quoted about the intersection of corporate opportunities and climate solutions.

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

The Massive Stakes of the Trump Administration’s Plans to End Animal Testing
May 14, 2025
Vox
The second Trump administration has initiated significant efforts to phase out animal testing in federally funded research. Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute, talks about the risks to the Animal Welfare Act and its enforcement, which would potentially allow research facilities to mistreat animals without fear of repercussions.

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

Trump and Republicans are Targeting Blue States’ Climate Policies
May 22, 2025
The Washington Post
Pat Parenteau, professor of law emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy, is quoted about the recent Republican moves to curtail state-level efforts against climate change.

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

Another Detained Migrant Farmworker in Vermont Has Been Released On Bond
May 23, 2025
VTDigger
Brett Stokes, director of the Center for Justice Reform Clinic, is representing four detained farmworkers (through the clinic) who have been deported to Mexico by ICE without a hearing or opportunity to request asylum. He comments on the growing trend of “expedited removal” procedures.