DEP still behind on pollution monitoring Jan 20, 2008
The cop was clearly asleep for years, said Pat Parenteau, an environmental law professor at the Vermont Law School. It is really an indictment of the enforcement program. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
$20 million fine, improvements part of Massey deal; feds believe company will now have to change Jan 18, 2008
said Pat Parenteau, an environmental law professor at Vermont Law School. Continue 1. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Answers from John mackinnon Dec 8, 2007
He has been a visiting lecturer in energy policy and environmental protection at Yale University and currently teaches Nuclear Power and Public Policy at Vermont Law School. He served on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 1977 until 1982. (New York Times)
Chinese Delegation Learns About Vermont's Energy Efficiency Programs Dec 7, 2007
The Chinese delegation will be at the Vermont Law School on Friday. The group is also visiting California and New York. (WCAX.com, VT)
• Turtle In The Road Dec 2, 2007
"It's not really about the bog turtle, any more than it was about the spotted owl out in Oregon in 1991," said Pat Parenteau, a Vermont Law School professor who served as special counsel to the wildlife service during the spotted owl litigation. "It is that these rare species serve as our indicators, nature's 911 call, expressing the health of the whole ecosystem. "The people of Connecticut have to say, 'What do we want. (FOX61, CT)
College Loan Probe Dec 1, 2007
The University of Vermont, Champlain College, Norwich University, Castleton State College, the Vermont law school are among dozens of schools nationwide that have received letters from the U.S. Department of Education. Those letters ask the schools to send documents explaining why so many of their student loans have been processed by the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation. (WCAX.com, VT)
VSAC, Vt. colleges under spotlight in student loand probe Dec 1, 2007
Castleton State College, Champlain College, Vermont Law School, Norwich University, the University of Vermont and VSAC are all providing the requested. Officials at the schools say the reason they do so much business with VSAC is because the group provides the best service and offers the best loan packages. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vermont schools answering questions on student lending practices Dec 1, 2007
Castleton State College, Champlain College, Vermont Law School, Norwich University and the University of Vermont - are among 55 across the country that had a majority of their student loan business with the same lender. The request is by the federal Department of Education. (WCAX.com, VT)
For Vermont college and university heads, much to be thankful for Nov 23, 2007
Vermont Law School Dean Geoffrey B. Shields, $290,125. St. Michael's College President Marc A. vanderHeyden, $281,723, which includes deferred compensation. (WCAX.com, VT)
Hot Jobs in a Green Economy Nov 19, 2007
This, says Marc Mihaly, director of the Environmental Law Center at the Vermont Law School, is "dramatically increasing the demand for lawyers who are also at home with science and economics." Mihaly, who practiced environmental law for 25 years, says that by entering the field, he felt he was "changing the world in a good way. Not just protecting the world, but changing it. It makes you feel like the investment you made in your education is really paying off.". FUEL-CELL ENTREPRENEUR. (Boston Globe)
You Can Quote Me Nov 14, 2007
September 30, 2007 - Cheryl Hanna, Vermont Law School. September 23, 2007 - Will Patten, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. (WCAX.com, VT)
Pollina "Expects and Intends" to Enter Governors Race Nov 11, 2007
Pollina made the announcement before an enthusiastic gathering of over 100 supporters at the Progressive Party's annual convention in South Royalton at the Vermont Law School. He also said he is actively seeking the support of Democrats and would accept the nomination of the Democratic party. (WCAX.com, VT)
Douglas appoints Tracy Schriver as Windham County prosecutor Oct 31, 2007
Born in Burlington, Shriver graduated from high school in Essex and from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania before obtaining her law degree from Vermont Law School in 1995. She clerked in the trial courts in Bennington and for a private law firm in Springfield before joining the Windham County state's attorney's office in 1999. (WCAX.com, VT)
Commission to take testimony at law school Oct 29, 2007
The Vermont Commission on Family Recognition and Protection plans to hear from three Vermont Law School professors during a hearing at the law school's South Royalton campus. A Utah lawyer who opposes same-sex marriage and heads up the Family Marriage Law Foundation also will testify. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vt. Supreme Court to hold hearings in Burlington and St. Albans Oct 22, 2007
At least once a year the Supreme Court holds a day of hearings at the Vermont Law School in South Royalton. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (WCAX.com, VT)
James Oakes, Vt. attorney general, federal judge Oct 16, 2007
Jeff Shields, dean of Vermont Law School, said Justice Oakes was one of the most eminent judges in the country on environmental law, with a strong emphasis on civil liberties and civil rights. "He was a very special guy, a great representative of Vermont," Shields said. (Boston Globe)
James Oakes, former federal judge, dies at 85 Oct 16, 2007
Vermont Law School Dean Jeff Shields says Oakes was known as the most eminent judge in the country on environmental law with a strong reputation on civil liberties and civil rights. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (WCAX.com, VT)
Should Vermont Say "I Do" to Same-sex Marriage? Oct 11, 2007
The commission's next meeting will be October 29th at the Vermont Law School. There will be no public testimony. (WCAX.com, VT)
Expert: Evidentiary Gaps Could Benefit Murder Suspect Oct 10, 2007
"Certainly the DNA evidence is probably the most powerful evidence in this case because it directly links the sexual assault to him, that he somehow sexually assaulted her," explained Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna. She says DNA evidence and Brian Rooney's conflicting statements to police could be enough to convince a jury that Rooney, 37, kidnapped, raped, and murdered UVM student Michelle Gardner Quinn a year ago. (WCAX.com, VT)
Case of Vermonter on death row may hinge on court ruling Oct 8, 2007
Professor Michael Mello of Vermont Law School says if the court rules against the current method of lethal injection, that could put executions on hold around the country. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (WCAX.com, VT)
Martella returns from 10-day trip in China Sep 20, 2007
Steve Wolfson and Roger Martella of the EPA met with students from Vermont Law School in China. USIAD is funding a project between the law school and Sun Yat-Sen University in an effort to develop and strengthen environmental laws in China. (The Burke Times, VA)
Study Slams Ethanol, Industry Cries Foul Jul 20, 2007
"Other alternative fuels exist besides corn ethanol ," said Michael Dworkin, director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School. "Even if corn ethanol did what it was supposed to do, it would only make sense to accept the cost that it has if it were necessary.". (CNSnews.com)
Chugach National Forest celebrates a century Jul 16, 2007
The federally backed Alaska Railroad (now state owned) wouldn't get going until 1914, leading to the creation of an encampment called Anchorage along the banks of Ship Creek and starting the chain of events leading to the growth of the city that shocked recent visitor Melissa Locke, a student at the Vermont Law School. Met hiking with friends on the Byron Glacier Trail near the visitor center here, Locke confessed to being more than a little surprised by what she found when her plane landed at... (Anchorage Daily News)
The Search for Angiogenesis Therapy Jul 6, 2007
Connie Johnson Hambley received her law degree from Vermont Law School. After a career in banking and investments she now is a freelance writer based near Boston. (BusinessWeek)
Darfur crisis rages on 4 years later Jun 17, 2007
Tracey Bach is a professor at the Vermont Law School and co-teaches a human rights course on the law against genocide. Discuss this article. (Rutland Herald)
Business Briefcase Jun 3, 2007
He holds a bachelor s degree from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, a master s from Brigham Young University and his law degree from the Vermont Law School. Coleman worked as a judicial extern in the U.S. District Court in Utah and was a sole practitioner in Salt Lake City prior to moving to Helena. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Smart's Mill special ed teacher takes Shenandoah U. top honors May 16, 2007
Schonberger did her undergraduate work at Western Michigan and followed up with a Master in Studies of Law at the Vermont Law School. The law, she discovered, was not for her. (The Burke Times, VA)
US CO2 Action to Take Years Despite Court Ruling Apr 5, 2007
"This is well beyond anything EPA has tackled before," Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at Vermont Law School, said in an interview. Regulating greenhouse gases could be so difficult -- and potentially litigious -- that it could require laws comparable to a new Clean Air Act, he said. (Planet Ark, United States)
UH graduate programs get high rankings Apr 3, 2007
Vermont Law School ranked No. 1 for the category. UH's William S. Richardson School of Law moved up in national rankings, placing in the top 20 law schools for environmental law, diversity and low faculty-to-student ratio. (Pacific Business News, HI)
The Boston Globe -- Ghosts in the Thickets Mar 19, 2007
Pat Parenteau, director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Vermont Law School in South Royalton, says there is a distinct pattern at work: The agency makes a controversial decision, and it s challenged in court; the agency usually loses, then complains that it would be more effective at protecting endangered species if it didn t spend all of its time in court. The more time that they say they re not going to do it, the more time they spend in court. (Boston Globe)
Victim's Family Questions Death Penalty "Problems" Mar 6, 2007
Cheryl Hanna who teaches at the Vermont Law School. Thirty-eight states have a death penalty. (WCAX.com, VT)
Law students thrilled to watch justices on annual visit Mar 5, 2007
And they have a rapt audience in the aspiring young lawyers at Vermont Law School ... At least six of the lawyers involved in cases heard that day were Vermont Law School graduates ... "The quality of the advocacy that occurs in lawyers when they're showing off to 100 or so students increases significantly. The quality of the arguments we get at Vermont Law School are better than the ones we get in Montpelier."It's not that they're inadequate, it's just that little extra effort that goes into it... (WCAX.com, VT)
Lawyer: School partly to blame for Barre teen's death Feb 23, 2007
The five-member panel, which heard oral arguments on its annual visit to Vermont Law School, rendered no decision. Edson, who sat in the front row of the hearing room, declined comment afterward, through her attorney. (WCAX.com, VT)
Edwards: Bush Waging War 'Without Authorization' Feb 15, 2007
Stephen Dycus, a Vermont Law School professor and the author of the leading casebook on national security law, told ABC News that the Iraq War resolution, which Edwards supported, is "very broadly drawn.". "It's a little bit like someone described the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorizing the war in Vietnam: 'It's like grandma's nightshirt. It covers everything,'" said Dycus. (ABC News)
Navajo Nation holds court at College Feb 13, 2007
The Dartmouth Online. Tuesday, February 13, 2007. (The Dartmouth Online, NH)
Vt. woman ordered to pay ex-civil union partner child support Jan 15, 2007
Vermont Law School Professor Michael Mello said it might be difficult for her to do so after winning a court order declaring her the sole parent. "That's where it gets tricky. So much of this is uncharted," he said. (WCAX.com, VT)
Savannah State Upholds Legacy As It Looks To The Future Dec 22, 2006
At Savannah State Middleton started thinking about law school and now, at 28, is a May graduate of Vermont Law School. As an undergraduate he majored in mass communication and English literature and language, making the dean's list and graduating cum laude in May 2002. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Travelers hope booking late leads to cheaper flights Dec 1, 2006
Jack Sautter, a student at Vermont Law School, said he was waiting to learn his exam schedule and his girlfriend's plans before booking a flight to his mother's home in Missouri. He said airline Web sites and fare-finding sites like Orbitz and Travelocity will mean he can get a flight when he wants for a reasonable price. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Custody Battle Decision Favors Vermont Woman Nov 29, 2006
"She sort of got the ball rolling herself who knows what would have happened if she would have filed originally in Virginia, an in fact if she had done that i think the case would have come out very differently," said Cheryl Hannah, of the Vermont Law School. For two years, the two women have been in and out of court -- fighting for the custody of Isabella. (WCAX.com, VT)
Judge unlikely to dismiss murder charges Nov 19, 2006
That statement is "bad news" for Rooney and Sleigh who last month asked the judge to throw out the charge because an FBI agent wrote an anonymous newspaper story about the case and suspect, said Vermont Law School professor Michael Mello. "You can't even think about granting a motion to dismiss a charge of this magnitude and a case of this magnitude without at least giving the prosecution a chance to respond in oral argument and at an evidentiary hearing," Mello said. (WCAX.com, VT)
States urged to do more to encourage home-grown power Nov 17, 2006
The Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School joined with New York-based Network for New Energy Choices to issue a report giving a letter grade to each of the 34 states that currently allow net metering ... Michael Dworkin, former chairman of the Vermont Public Service Board, current director of the institute at Vermont Law School and author of the forward of Thursday's report, said in an interview that the future of power generation in the United States is fraught with... (WCAX.com, VT)
7 running for four seats in Catskill legislative race Nov 4, 2006
An attorney with a juris doctorate from Vermont Law School, she cited her 20 years of a local general law practice as giving her a strong working relationship with most county agencies. That doesn t include the Highway Department. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Crop Connection Oct 27, 2006
Zelazny's education is a degree in chemistry from the University of Connecticut, a masters in environmental studies from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and a degree from Vermont Law School. An election for WLWCA's three representatives on the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Land and Water Conservation Board (LWCB) will take place at the WLWCA's annual conference in December. (Agri-View, WI)
Vermont Public Radio bars candidate for fear of profanity Oct 21, 2006
VPR News Director John Van Hoesen made the decision after learning that Liberty Union party candidate Peter Diamondstone had used an expletive in Tuesday's debate at the Vermont Law School. Diamondstone made the comments after getting frustrated that more questions were being directed to his opponents, U.S. Rep. (WCAX.com, VT)
* For Bush, it's interrogate now and face the repercussions later Sep 27, 2006
Michael Mello, Vermont Law School professor ... Vermont Law School professor Michael Mello said the compromise showed the administration was more concerned with protecting its ability to interrogate suspects than in eventual legal repercussions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Who knew? Vermont still has death penalty _ for treason Sep 24, 2006
Michael Mello, a Vermont Law School professor and death penalty expert, said he doubted any court would uphold the death penalty law in the face of a challenge. He called the 49-word statute "short, succinct and unconstitutional.". (WCAX.com, VT)
Police make arrests in rash of bombings Aug 25, 2006
The pipe bombings started on Aug. 16 when a device exploded in a telephone booth near the Vermont Law School in South Royalton, police said. Police discovered the damage a day later. (WCAX.com, VT)
Police find leftover bomb; federal charges possible Aug 24, 2006
In one, a bomb damaged a pay phone near the Vermont Law School in South Royalton. A day later, another bomb destroyed a portable toilet behind another school. (WCAX.com, VT)
Police in Vt., N.H. investigating up to 12 bombings in 2 states Aug 22, 2006
On Friday, Vermont State Police discovered that a bomb had damaged a pay phone near the Vermont Law School in South Royalton. That bombing was followed by arson fires on Vermont Route 14 in Sharon, on town roads in Royalton and Barnard, police said. (WCAX.com, VT)
Suspects Identified in Pipe Bombings Case Aug 22, 2006
A phone booth was damaged in Royalton near the Vermont Law School. A portable toilet was hit in Lebanon. (WCAX.com, VT)
Another Explosion in Windsor County Aug 21, 2006
A pipe bomb was also detonated at a pay phone at Vermont Law School. And early Sunday morning another bomb was set-off inside a portable toilet near the softball fields at South Royalton High School. (WCAX.com, VT)
Windsor County Arson Spree Aug 20, 2006
If all this wasn't enough, State Police say during the same period someone set off a pipe bomb in Royalton at a pay phone by the Vermont Law School. Police are investigating if it is connected to the arson fires. (WCAX.com, VT)
In a bid to save it, college class incorporates Earth Aug 13, 2006
Ultimately, it was practical for a dozen students from the University of Vermont and Vermont Law School, who set out on a simple but bold mission _ to incorporate the Earth ... "Are we anti-corporation?" asked Vermont Law School student Amber Sharick ... "This was an opportunity for our students to get some of that economic side of environmental policy, to fill in that piece of the pie," said Anne Mansfield, associate director of Vermont Law School's Environmental Law Center. (WCAX.com, VT)
Gay Rights Legal Showdown: Vermont vs. Virginia Aug 5, 2006
"And so what Vermont's saying is, hey, this is Vermont recognizes civil unions the same as we recognize marriages and therefore our court has jurisdiction over these issues," explained Professor Cheryl Hanna, of the Vermont Law School. Hanna says the issue may ultimately go to the U.S. Supreme Court and there will be a lot at stake. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vermont lesbian custody case could lead to U.S. Supreme Court Aug 5, 2006
"This is the classic kind of case crying out for Supreme Court review: two diametrically opposed state court decisions on an incredibly important issue," said Vermont Law School Professor Michael Mello, who has written a book on the legal debate over same-sex marriage. "It's going to be in this kind of case, and very possibly in this very case, that the issue (of legally sanctioned same-sex relationships) is going to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court," Mello said. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vermont judge rejects U.S. Supreme Court search ruling Jul 12, 2006
But other judges are likely to take it into consideration if they have similar issues, said Cheryl Hannah, a Vermont Law School professor. It was unclear whether the state would appeal to the high court. (WCAX.com, VT)
Jeffords to donate campaign money Vermont interests Jun 25, 2006
Jeffords also has set up a $150,000 scholarship at the Vermont Law School named after his father who was a chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. The scholarship will help students who pursue public service, Kurtz said. (WCAX.com, VT)
The Fell Case From the Beginning Jun 17, 2006
"Judge sessions must by law impose the death penalty now that the jury has recommended it except in a very narrow circumstance where he finds there was some misconduct on the part of the prosecution extremely, extremely unlikely in this case," said legal analyst Cheryl Hanna from the Vermont Law School. Friday he will learn where he is to be executed, but it wont come anytime soon. (WCAX.com, VT)
For victim's family, death sentence does not come soon enough Jun 16, 2006
Vermont Law School Professor Michael Mello said the eleven-month-delay between the jury's verdict and the judge's formal sentencing was "unprecedented" but said is was likely caused by the post-trial motions filed by Fell's lawyers. Legal experts expect appeals will be filed after the sentencing and could last about 10 more years. (WCAX.com, VT)
Execution Site Could Delay Death Penalty Jun 14, 2006
"And it's very likely that Fell will be sent to Indiana anyways. And all three federal executions that have been carried out since Timothy McVeigh have all taken place in Indiana," explained Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna. She says there could be a delay if the judge were to choose New York State where Terri King was murdered. (WCAX.com, VT)
Prosecutors want Fell executed in Indiana Jun 14, 2006
Vermont Law School professor Cheryl Hanna said New York would be an unlikely choice because it has not executed anyone since the 1960s. Fell's lawyers have not responded to prosecutors' request. (WCAX.com, VT)
New Hazing Law Faces Legal Challenge Jun 6, 2006
Cheryl Hanna, Vermont Law School expert on Constitutional Law issues. Hanna told Channel 3 that hazing laws have generally been ineffective around the country, because they are often too vague, and in this case UVM may have overstepped its authority. (WCAX.com, VT)
Departure Causes Competition Jun 5, 2006
"The politics there are going to be interesting," said Oliver Goodenough, a professor at Vermont Law School and an occasional political columnist. "Peter is an extremely competent politician, he's been in public service for a long time," said Goodenough. (Fox News)
Species on endangered list challenged Jun 1, 2006
"The conventional wisdom is that environmental groups exclusively used this provision in court, but today, the industry lawsuits challenging critical habitat designations far outnumber environmental challenges," says Pat Parenteau, a law professor at Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vt. In a study he published last August on active litigation involving the Endangered Species Act, Parenteau counted 45 lawsuits filed by industry groups and five filed by environmental groups. (Yahoo News -- Endangered Species)
Ex-lobbyist's new mission is greener paper May 24, 2006
Patrick Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at Vermont Law School, said the question arises whether corporations embracing sustainability is really true or is it greenwash. I tend to think a lot of it is real, he said from Vermont. (MSNBC -- Environment)
