Patrick Parenteau

Patrick Parenteau is a professor of law emeritus at the Vermont Law School.
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Can You Trust Companies That Say Their Plastic Products Are Recyclable? Ku驶u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020

Can You Trust Companies That Say Their Plastic Products Are Recyclable?

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U.S. regulators may crack down on deceptive claims.

Honolulu’s Lawsuit Against Big Oil Over Sea Level Rise Just Got A Boost From The Supreme Court Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu’s Lawsuit Against Big Oil Over Sea Level Rise Just Got A Boost From The Supreme Court

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The city is involved in one of more than two dozen lawsuits over the cost of climate change.

How The Inflation Reduction Act Strengthens EPA鈥檚 Future Abilities To Curb Greenhouse Gases

How The Inflation Reduction Act Strengthens EPA鈥檚 Future Abilities To Curb Greenhouse Gases

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The new legislation doesn鈥檛 get around the Supreme Court鈥檚 climate ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, but it amends the Clean Air Act to add new programs to reduce greenhouse gases.

What Scalia’s Death Means For Environment And Climate Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

What Scalia’s Death Means For Environment And Climate

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The late Supreme Court justice had聽a decidedly negative environmental legacy, which means the potential for progress is considerable.