CEE 611 - Environmental Law

(3 units)

Examination of current federal laws, rules and regulations concerning the environment. Emphasis on court decisions and interpretations of the law. (CEE 611, NRES 612 and PSC 603E are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the three.)

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. explain the fundamentals of major environmental laws.
2. communicate the principals of policy formulation, rulemaking, and the role of the courts in interpreting and enforcing these statutes.
3. interpret the history of environmental law in the U.S.
4. evaluate the problems which gave rise to each statute, the structure and enforcement provisions established by Congress, the role of agencies in defining and implementing the statute, and the impact of judicial decisions on the statute and its regulations.
5. assess the efficacy of the respective statutes by integrating knowledge from the assigned reading and information from the internet.
6. apply the knowledge gained of these environmental laws to the current discussion of climate change and how future environmental law may need to be modified to combat climate change.

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