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The People's Law School: Earth Day and the Environment 04/21/2021

This free, virtual presentation provides a primer on environmental law, presented by lawyers from the Attorney General’s Office and Jen Duggan of the Conservation Law Foundation. Participants should leave the session with a basic understanding of environmental law in Vermont and an awareness of where to go for more information. The session includes:

1. an overview of how environmental law works at the federal and state levels, including Vermont’s Global Warming Solutions Act

2. descriptions of the different areas of environmental law in Vermont (land use, water, hazardous materials, environmental health, etc.)

3. explanation of the roles of different agencies and the Attorney General's Office in protecting Vermont's environment

4. tips on where to find more information or report concerns about specific issues as well as concrete examples from cases

5. a discussion of the history and meaning of Earth Day.

St. Michael's College: Bill McKibben - Fossil Fuel Divestment and the Future 01/30/2013

Environmentalist, Bill McKibben, at Saint Michael's College gives a talk, “After America’s Hottest Year, It’s Time to Act: FOSSIL FUEL, DIVESTMENT, AND THE FUTURE”.
McKibben’s 1988 book The End of Nature was the first book for a general audience about global warming. He is co-founder and Chair of 350.org, an international climate campaign that works in 188 countries around the world. Bill McKibben is also the 2012 Burlington Free Press Vermonter of the Year.
The talk is sponsored by the SMC Lecture Series, Marketing Department, Green Up Club, Office of Sustainability, Environmental Studies Program and Environmental Council.
Learn What Matters at Saint Michael's College, The Edmundite Catholic liberal arts college, www.smcvt.edu

UVM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW #2, LAKE QUAL. 04/07/1992

Environmental Review of the Lake Quality

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