Policy

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

1983

• John Kiremidjian, The Clear Air Act's Emission Control Standards and the American Automobile Industry
  
• Jim O'Brien, U.S. Oil Policy: Reduction Through Legislation
  

1984

• James J. Groome II, The Consequences of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Clean Water Act in Vermont
  
• Kirsten Seibert, Agricultural Policy and Existing Barriers to the Development of Sustainable Agriculture
  

1985

• Gina L. Giusti, N. American Wildlife: Causes of Endangerment/Extinction, Legislative Action, Public Participation, and a Social Survey on the Importance of Education in the Preservation Movement
  
• Rebecca White, The Enforcement Inadequacies of the Clean Water Act: A Case Study of the Burlington Sewage Treatment System

1987

• Lisa Famolare, Brazilian Forests: Policies and Deforestation
  
• Cathy Girard, Water Pollution Law: An Interdisciplinary Analysis in Environmental Law and Water Quality in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Michael Lee Johnson, The Allocation of Costs in Acid Rain Control Legislation: Subsidization or Polluter-Pays?

1988

• * Diane deConinck, A Policy Analysis of Fast Food Packaging
  
• Jami Ensor, A Critical Analysis of EPA Regulations for Drilling Fluids Using the Acute Toxicity Test
  
• * Sarah A. James, Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Legislative Action Restricting Smoking in Vermont's Restaurants
  
• William F. Kenny, A Case Study of Environmental Policy: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  
• * Pamela Lichtman, Policy Implications in Vermont Wetlands Protection: Lake Champlain, Vermont
  
• Desmond Walsh, A Study of the Distribution, Concentrations, Effects on Marine Life, and Laws Pertaining to Plastic Pollution in the Northwest Atlantic
  
• Tammie Williams, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Draft Wetland Rules and Regulations, September 1988 Examined in Light of a 'Talking' Claim
  

1989

• Cristopher Bucknall, Cows or Condominiums? A Fiscal Study of Three Major Land uses and Their Impact on Taxes
  

1990

• Mary Brunelle, Critical Analysis and Discussions of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the Iroquois Natural Gas Transmission System
  
• Michele Demarest, Constraints to Environmental Policy Implementation in Tanshufen village: Shanghai China
  
• Raymond Sloan Lewis, Forest Fire Policy, and Yellowstone National Park
  
• Debrah K. Robes, A Draft for a Bill for Negotiating Solid Waste Facility Citing Problems in Vermont
  

1991

• Eric Delman, Oil Exploration Within Area "1002" of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Policy Analysis
  
• Julie Everman, Policy Analysis of the Reintroduction of Wolves Into the Greater Yellowstone Area Using Clawson's Criteria of Social/Cultural Acceptability
  
• William Lawrence Glassner, Acid Diplomacy: A Case Study of International Environmental Relations Between the United States and Canada
  
• Darcy L. Jameson, Agricultural Pollution in Vermont: An Analytical Review of the Regulations and Voluntary Programs; Are They Precise Enough to Control It?
  
• Carolan Poett Knott, The Creation of National Parks in the United States: A Critical Analysis
  

1992

• Anna Stobie Fairfield, A Case Study of the 1992 Vermont Legislative Session Focusing on S.196 An Act Relating to Phosphorus Reduction in State Waters
  
• Merrick Lindsay Hoban, An Analysis of the 1990 Farm Bill's Alternative Agriculture Provisions and Their Effect Upon Vermont Dairy Farming
  
• Kellie L. Martin-Patten, A Case Study of Wetlands Protection Through Zoning in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Aaron Merrill, The Use of Lampricides in a Temporary Program of Sea Lamprey Control in Lake Champlain a Policy Assessment
  
• Andrew B. Meyer, Guiding Growth Restrict vs. Unrestricted
  
• Sayaka Yamaki, Critical Analysis of the Vermont Household Hazardous Product Shelf-Labelling Program (ACT 282) on Consumer Awareness; A Survey Evaluation
  

1993

• * Julia M. Bowdoin, The Wide Use Movement A Radical Response to the Growth of Environmentalism in American Politics
  
• * Jamey Fidel, A Policy Analysis of Proposed Law in the United States to Maintain Biological Diversity
  
• Joshua M. Pierce, Conservation Easements in Charlotte: Their Effectiveness as a Conservation Tool and Their Effect Upon the Local Tax Base
  
• Peter T. Stevenson, A Case Study of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations in Kiev, Ukraine
  
• Walter A. Stewart, Watch Your Step! A Case Study Comparison of Alpine Vegetation Protection Methods on Mt. Mansfield, Vermont and the Adirondack High Peaks, N.Y.
  

1994

• Lane A. Bruning, A Survey of Small and Medium-Sized Vermont Manufacturers Regarding Environmental Attitudes and Policies
  
• Heather Reilly, A Case Study of Wetland Delineation Procedures Used in Vermont
  
• * Adam R. Smith, A Policy Assessment of Proposed Solar Energy Legislation for Vermont
  
• * Eli Weissman, A Case Study of the Controversies Surrounding the Outfall Pipe Component of the Boston Harbor Wastewater Treatment Project Through 1993
  
• * Eric Zaretsky, A Policy Assessment of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation Regarding Transboundary Water Pollution in the Rio Grande

1995

• Meryl Block, Guidelines for the Social and Economic Sustainability of Government Protected Areas in Latin America
  
• David Zuckerman, Grassroots Election: A Manual on How to Run an Effective Campaign

1996

• Jessica Hoffman, Lake Champlain Basin Program: An Experience with Management, Policy and Education
  
• Lisa Y. Lefferts, Green Food Labels Emerging Opportunities for Environmental Awareness and Market Development
  
• Jared C. Luskin, Barriers and Incentives to Pollution Prevention in the Printing Industry
  
• Robert Francis Reinis, Environmental Auditing and the Vermont Legislative Process
  

1997

• Noah Bessoff, Environmental Democracy
  
• Ty Cronin, Woodland Vernal Pools: Petition to Upgrade Arms Grant Vernal Pool (Burlington, Vt.) From Class III to Class II Status
  
• Sean Durkin, Socially Responsible Investment and the Banning of Anti-Personnel Weapons: University of Vermont Endowment Divestiture (CD-ROM)
  
• * Jennifer Ellefsen, An Assessment of the Vermont Wetland Rules Relative to Federal Wetland Protections of the Clean Water Act Section 404 Regulations
  
• * Laura E. Flight, An Evaluation of Streambank and Riparian Restoration Projects in the Lewis Creek Watershed, Vermont and the Development of a Proposed Restoration Monitoring Plan
  
• Megan Higgins, The Regulatory Policy of Microbial Pesticides
  
• Holly Medeiros, Emission Standards: Regulating the Automobile Industry
  
• Katherine Moxhet, Comparative Energy Policy Study: United States and United Kingdom; Commercialization of Solar and Wind Power Technologies
  
• Chris O'Neill, Environmental Regulation of Superior Services Inc., A Regional Solid Waste Service Company
  
• * Justin M. Smith, Policy Assessment of the 1992 Remediation Design For Burlington Vermont's Pine Street Barge Canal
  

1998

• Mary Bryne, Nuclear Waste Siting: A Social and Political Analysis
  
• Marissa Croce, The 50-Year War on the Everglades: An Ecosystem's Destruction and a Subsequent Plan for It's Restoration
  
• Edward Sarvis Harris, An Analysis of the Natural Law Party's Platform in Meeting Goals Outlined in "Caring for the Earth"
  
• Bradford F. Henson, Landowner Liability in Vermont: A Look into the Arguments, Motivation, and Rationale for a new Landowner Liability Bill in Vermont
• Shannon Melinda Nutt, Ecolabeling: A Critical Evaluation of the Trend Towards the Harmonization of United States Environmental Law and International Environmental Law
  
• Nancy Pugh, An Analysis of the Knowledge Residents Living Along the New England Central Railroad in Essex Junction, Vermont Have Regarding Herbicide Application and An Investigation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
  
• Joseph Salvia, Storm Water Pollution Prevention
  
• Christine J. Sceppa, What Level of Government Provides a Better Environment: Comparing How Fishers Fare in American and Canadian Allocation Decisions in the Pacific Salmon Fishery
  
• Daniel Selicaro, Inevitable as the Tides: Coastal Development Along the Barrier Island Chain of the Eastern Coast of the United States
  

1999

• Andrea Boggs, A Study of the Social, Biological, and Legal Constraints Affecting the Management of Centennial Woods Natural Area, and A Site Conservation Plan
  
• Jessica S. Davis, A Study of Act 60, The Equal Education Opportunity Act, and the Impacts of The Redistribution of the Property Tax Base has on Development in Shelburne, Vermont
  
• * Justin Francese, The Burlington To Winooski Linkage: A Case Study of Bicycle Transportation Policy and Planning in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Francis Grady, Noise Pollution and a Proposed Ordinance for Mansfield Avenue, Burlington, Vermont
  
• Jennifer McManus, The Redevelopment and Revitalization of the Burlington Waterfront Area, Burlington, Vermont: A Case Study Analysis of the People and Politics Involved
  
• Jonathan Miller, A Comparative Study of Bottle Deposit Laws and an Amendment Proposal to Improve Vermont's Own
  

2001

• Ashley Ann Harter, The Effects of Bills H.247 and S.79: A Farmers Perspective
• Jenny Lyons, The Zapatista Movement in Chiapas, Mexico

2002

• Kimberly Colburn, Fast Track Trade: Cashing in on U.S. Sovereignty, Democracy and the Environment
• * Bryan Redmond, Preservation of Biological and Cultural Diversity: Exploring Access and Benefit Sharing Issues in Biodiversity Prospecting
• Kathryn Sylvester, Environmentally Conscious Businesses in the Greater Burlington Area: Goals, Policies, Practices and the Struggles to be Green

2003

• Heather Chadwick, Climate Change Effects on Atoll Islands of the South Pacific
• Ross David Feitlinger, Why is it so Hard to Pass Environmental Policies in the State of Vermont?: A Case Study on the Promotion of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Electric Generation Bill (S.264)

2004

• Molly Bagnato, An Analysis of the State of Vermont Water Resources Board Docket: Investigation into Developing Cleanup Plans for Stormwater Impaired Waters
  
• Mervyn J. Crawford, The Relationship Between Science, Law, and the Environment Focusing on the Yucca Mountain Repository
  
• Chris Van Nostrand, The Rise in State Taking Legislation: Possible Implications for the Future
  

2005

• Kerry Clare Duggan, Michigan Environmental Council Internship: Building Legislator Relations through the Michigan Outdoors
• Christopher A. Hoy, Following the Progression of Vermont Legislative Bills Regarding Genetically Modified Organisms and the Role Grassroots Organizations
• Cynthis McCreight, The Role NGOs Play in Women's Reproductive Health in Peru

2006

• * William R. Brennan, Framing Forest Policy: An Analysis of Political Transition and the “Roadless Rule”
• Flora Kohane, New York City’s Hybrid Taxi Regulation: Approaches to Advancing a Clean Technology
• Dave Santucci, Ways Policy Can Integrate Visitor Diversity into the National Parks
• Brad Shuker, The Use of the Natural World in Sports Utility Vehicle Advertisements
  

  2007

• Allyson Black-Foley, Imposed Adjustment: A Case Study of Impact of Structural Adjustment Programs on Rural Women Farmers in Eastern Uganda from 1975 to Present
• Joseph Pickard – The United States Agriculture Industry: The Problem of Anaerobic Digestion
  
  

  2008

• Hallie Boas  –  From Food to Fuel: The Unintended Consequences of Biofuels
  
• Mark Brustad  –  Water Wars: An Analysis of the Bottled Water Industry and a Case Study of Nestle Waters in Michigan
  
• Sara Chace  –  How NGOs Influence Equity in Tank Irrigation, Tamil Nadu India
  
• Katherine Claflin  –  Not Just Dirt: An Analysis of Composting Policy in the State of Vermont
  
• Tristam Coffin  –  Defending an American Icon: The Buffalo Field Campaign: A Look into the Evolution of an Environmental Advocacy Organization
  
• Brian Cummings  –  The Equality Measures of the Good Friday Agreement and Whether or Not They are Applicable to Environmental Justice in Northern Ireland
  
• Bryan Gill  –  Land Management for the 21st Century: An Analysis of Jay Peak Ski Resort, Vermont, and the White River National Forest, Colorado
  
• * Lisa P. Goldstein  –  The Determinants of Female Attitudes Towards Son Preference in India
  
• Deng Tong Kenjok  –  The Jonglei Canal Project and the Alternatives
• Joseph Pickard  – The United States Agriculture Industry: The Problem of Anaerobic Digestion
  
• * Min Zheng  –  Finding Balance: Visiting the Old for New Inspirations and Solutions to Environmental Problems
  
  

  2009

• Elizabeth Calcutt, Drafting an Invasive Species Policy for Shelburne Farms
• Avery Dandreta, Why We Cannot Drill: A Moral and Legal Case Against The Opening of ANWR’s Coastal Plain
• Leanne Deschenes, Compassionate Communications: Effective Policy Writing for Green Mountain Animal Defenders
• Eric Ferguson, Wind Farm Development & Political Process: A Case Study of the Political and Legal Process and Analysis of Issue Campaigns Through a Rural Lens
  

  2010

• Meighan Forrer  –  Zebra Mussels: Impacts and Potential Management Plans
  
• Dana Stewardson Gulley  –  Examining the Post-Adoption Role of Policy Entrepreneurs Through the Vermont Farm to School Program
  
• Alex Hemmer  –  Environmental Policy Internship with Audubon Vermont: Analysis of the Current Use Program and its Legislative Priorities in the 2010 Session
  
• Alex Robbins  –  Environmental Policymaking: Turning Theory into Action: Internship with Restore America’s Estuaries
  
• Samuel Tolstoi  – Water Conflict and Cooperation in the Jordan River Basin
  

  2011

• Joseph Adams IV – Inside Vermont Land Use Regulation: A Case Study of Two Development Review Boards
  
• James DeBiasi  –  Addressing the Interface of Urban Agriculture with Municipal Policy: A Project-Based Internship with the Urban Agriculture Task Force of Burlington
  
• Andrea Hagan  –  Socially Responsible Investment of the University of Vermont's Endowment
  
• * Naani Sheva  –  A Project Based Internship with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England: A Multidisciplinary Experience in Politics, Activism and Environmental Health Advocacy.
  
• * Elijah William Sobel  –  Where the River Deepens: Exploring Place-Based Relationships through the Swimming Hole Experience
  

  2012

• Matthew Barrows – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Local Motion and the Legacy of The Line
• Aaron Haight – Vermont's Nuclear War: An Analysis on the Impacts of the Vermont Senate's Vote to Close Vermont Yankee
• * Kathleen Hartin – Eyo matamanei alakuwa: The Social Implications of Conservation-Induced Displacement for the Maasai Residents of Engare Sero, Northern Tanzania
• Matthew S. Holleb – A Study in Law: Environmental Law and the Student Legal Services
• Benjamin Olsen – A Greener By Design Sustainability Capstone
• Emma Petersen – Fables and Reflections: Understanding the Implications of the Maori Party Formation in Communicating Alternative Motivations for Environmental Change
• Janet Ruttenberg – Natural Spaces and Off-Leash Dog Use Management at Newton's Cold Spring Park
• Alexandra VanBaars  –  The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
• Ethan Whitmore – Buffer Stock Policy: An Economic Approach to Reforming Agricultural Subsidies and Promoting Environmental Objectives with the National Farmers Union
• * Abigail Zuckerman – Awareness and Advocacy Towards Instituting Bias-Free Policing Criteria in Vermont: A Cross County Comparison of Addison and Franklin Counties, Vermont
  
  

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