On the latest episode, Pat Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus and Senior Fellow for Climate Policy at the Environmental Law Center, joins Rachel Westrate and Terrence Neal, Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Parenteau Climate Action Fellows, to discuss EPA's international role, past and present. Both Rachel and Terrence come to VLGS from EPA, where they worked on international law and policy issues during the Biden Administration and the early days of the second Trump Administration.

Listen as they discuss the EPA's longtime role in international environmental cooperation, the current Administration's unprecedented disengagement from international agreements and forums, and the prospects for law students to launch careers in international environmental law.

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice, Addresses Vermont Law and Graduate School’s 50th Commencement

With environmental crises reaching a critical tipping point, we find ourselves sprinting to keep up with fast-changing environmental law and policy developments like regulatory rollbacks and subsequent lawsuits. Join experts from the nation's premier environmental law school as they provide concise, accessible conversation on the most pressing issues of our time. If you are an advocate, journalist, educator, student, or concerned citizen seeking to understand environmental law and how it relates to current events, Hothouse Earth is the podcast for you.