Podcast Episode
Looking Back and Looking Forward: VLGS Environmental Leaders Reflect on a 50-Year Legacy
Hothouse Earth·Maverick Lloyd School for the Environment at Vermont Law and Graduate School·29 August 2026·36 min

About this episode
As part of the VLGS's celebration of its 50th commencement year, the Environmental Law Center (ELC) gathered past and present VLGS environmental leaders to participate in a roundtable discussion reflecting on VLGS’s record of leadership in environmental law and policy, reckoning with unmet challenges, and looking ahead to the future of the field. The panel featured Gus Speth, Patrick Parenteau, Tamara Toles O’Laughlin JD/MELP’09, Lindi Mutius Widell JD’08, and Jennifer Rushlow. The panel was moderated by ELC Director Christophe Courchesne and David Mears JD'91.