EcoPerspectives
EcoPerspectives is an environmental law-focused blog discussing current developments in environmental law, proposals to achieve more environmentally-friendly outcomes, and unique perspectives on environmental concerns impacting the global world we all live in.
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Fracking The Hills: The Legal Exemption Flooding Appalachia By Kathryn Stapleton The Appalachian Mountain region has long endured frequent and devastating floods. From the shale-rich hills of West Virginia to...

Cruelty for Me but Not for Thee: How Vermont’s Animal Cruelty Laws Could Protect Farmed Animals By Anthony Corradi Complaints of animal cruelty in Vermont rarely result in a change...

Border Patrol for Biodiversity: The Global Fight Against Invasive Alien Species By Katherine Cantor What comes to mind when you think of international trade? Is it wealthy businessmen and crowded...

All Politics is Local: Vermont Municipalities Can and Should Take the Lead in Driving Vermont to Achieve Energy Goals By Aidan Sitler The Vermont State legislature has made it easier...

Moving Backwards: EPA Aims to Repeal Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Power Sector By Matthew Allen On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to repeal greenhouse...

Withdrawing from the UN Climate Negotiations: Cascading Mistakes from the Trump Administration By Rachel Westrate No one was particularly shocked when one of President Trump’s first acts upon returning to...

Justice and Equity in Community Forestry: An Enigmatic Dogma? By Aayush Gautam[1] In 1987, the Brutland Commission offered the world a new vision with the report “Our Common Future”: a...

Can You Dig It? Artificial Pond Construction in Vermont By Dane Whitman “What I have observed of the pond is no less true in ethics. It is the law of...

Making it Personal: The Role of Wrongful Death Lawsuits in Climate Change Litigation By Grace McGuire Climate change litigation involves many players but follows a familiar script. Plaintiffs stake...
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