Listen to Robert Percival, director of the Environmental Law Program, Robert F. Stanton Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, chat with host Laura Ireland about the possibility of states using tort lit

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ENERGY CONCERNS OF INDOOR CANNABIS CULTIVATION

Nov 30th, 2023 25m 13s

HELD V. STATE OF MONTANA

Oct 3rd, 2023 26m 19s

Listen to Jenny Rushlow, dean of the Maverick Lloyd School for the Environment, professor of law, and faculty director of the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School talk about the Montana Court's ruling on Held v. State of

SACKETT V. EPA AND CLIMATE WHISPERERS

Jul 27th, 2023 29m 38s

Listen to Cale Jaffe, professor of law and director of the Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic at University of Virginia School of Law, chat about the Supreme Court's ruling on Sackett v. EPA and his idea of climate whisperers.

The Evolution of Environmental Law: A Conversation with Pat Parenteau

Feb 28th, 2023 22m 57s

In this episode, Pat Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus and Senior Fellow for Climate Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School, chats about his career and how environmental law and policy has evolved, with podcast host, Jeannie Oliver, profe

Quantity Unknown: The Uncertain Future of Vermont’s Surface Waters

Dec 21st, 2021 25m 43s

GuestsDavid Deen, President, Connecticut River Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Trout Unlimited Vermont Council, former VT state legislator for 30 yearsKathy Urffer, River Steward, Connecticut River ConservancyJulia MacDonald JD'21, Vermont L

Plant Patents, Biodiversity, and “Public Domain” Seeds

Aug 6th, 2021 24m 9s

Patents on living things threaten biodiversity and our resilience against climate change. In this episode, we examine how a VLS professor is helping plant breeders use “defensive publication” to keep innovations open-source and promote biodiver

Elevate: Expanding the Reach of Environmental Law with Brandi Colander

Apr 16th, 2021 24m 42s

The second episode in the Hothouse Earth Podcast’s “Elevate” miniseries features Brandi Colander JD’06. One of the first students to complete VLS’s dual degree with the Yale School of the Environment, Colander has a career that spans sectors an

Elevate: Public Interest Trailblazer Karin Sheldon

Mar 12th, 2021 32m 23s

GuestKarin Sheldon, President of Four Echoes Strategies and Adjunct Professor at Colorado Law University of Colorado BoulderHostsJeannie Oliver, Assistant Professor and Staff Attorney, Energy ClinicVeronica Ung-Kono JD/MERL 2021Recommended Reso

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Elevate: A Hothouse Earth Miniseries

Mar 5th, 2021 1m 8s

Over the next few months, Hothouse Earth will be sharing conversations with women about their experiences in shaping environmental and social change through the power of the law and some of the challenges that they've faced along the way.

Changing the Tide: Waterkeepers Examine Equity, Diversity, and Racism in the Environmental Movement

Dec 4th, 2020 31m 2s

Environmental justice activist Fred Tutman is the only Black waterkeeper in the United States, and in this candid discussion with his close friend and fellow waterkeeper Theaux Le Gardeur, the duo reflect on how racism has affected their very d

Essential Yet Unprotected: Farmworkers in America

Jun 19th, 2020 40m 35s

Exploitation, heat exhaustion in a warming climate, and a heightened risk of COVID-19 are among the many challenges farmworkers face—often magnified by undocumented immigration status. Why does the law fail to protect these essential workers, a

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A Year of Hothouse Earth

May 8th, 2020 20m 6s

Guests:Sophia Kruszrewski, Clinic Director, Center for Agriculture and Food SystemsHillary Hoffmann, Professor of Law, Environmental Law CenterBarry Hill, Visiting Scholar at the Environmental Law Institute and Adjunct Faculty at Vermont Law Sc

Environmental Justice

Feb 4th, 2020 42m 32s

Guests:Marianne Engelman Lado, Visiting Professor, Douglas Costle Chair in Environmental Law and Director of the Environmental Justice Clinic at Vermont Law SchoolPhyllis Gosa, sixth-generation resident of the Ashurst Bar/Smith CommunityRonald

On the Streets and In the Courts: The Youth Climate Movement

Oct 25th, 2019 43m 49s

Guests:Erik Dorfman, Activist and PoetRussel Mendell, MERL’20Gus Speth, Co-Founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, Vermont Law School Professor 2010-2015 Hosts:Jeannie

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Bonus Episode: Environmental Justice Career Paths

Oct 11th, 2019 5m 51s

Guests:Barry Hill, Visiting Scholar at the Environmental Law Institute and Adjunct Faculty at Vermont Law SchoolCarmen Gonzalez, Professor of Law at Seattle University School of LawHosts:Jeannie Oliver, Assistant Professor and Staff AttorneyFor

Climate Migration: Not If, But When

Aug 30th, 2019 34m 8s

Trump's "America First Energy Plan" Part 3

Jul 25th, 2019 21m 32s

In the third and final episode on Trump's "America First Energy Plan" hosts Jeannie Oliver and Mason Overstreet examine the wide variety of regulations that protect our water, air, land and public health. In an effort to put industry first, is

The Border Wall, the Environment, and the President’s Powers: Sierra Club v. President Trump

Jun 28th, 2019 23m 11s

For more Hothouse Earth, follow us on Twitter @HothouseEarth, and subscribe to our newsletter on our website, www.hothouseearthpodcast.com.Guest:Professor John Echeverria, Environmental Law CenterHosts:Jeannie Oliver, Assistant Professor an

Trump's "America First Energy Plan" Part 2

Jun 14th, 2019 27m 18s

For more Hothouse Earth, follow us on Twitter @HothouseEarth, and subscribe to our newsletter on our website, www.hothouseearthpodcast.com.Guests:Kyle Tisdel JD'05, Western Environmental Law CenterShiloh Hernandez JD'08, Western Environmenta

Trump's "America First Energy Plan" Part 1

Apr 23rd, 2019 23m 55s

For more Hothouse Earth, follow us on Twitter @HothouseEarth, and subscribe to our newsletter on our website, www.hothouseearthpodcast.com.Guests:Hillary Hoffmann, Professor of Law, Environmental Law CenterHosts:Jeannie Oliver, Assistant Pr

The Farm Bill

Mar 11th, 2019 29m 7s

For more Hothouse Earth, follow us on Twitter @HothouseEarth, and subscribe to our newsletter on our website, www.hothouseearthpodcast.com.Guests:Laurie Beyranevand, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of LawSophia Kruszrewski,