Environmental Law and Policy
This course serves as an introduction to federal environmental law, regulation, and policy in the United States. The course begins with a discussion of the property law roots of environmental law and the risk assessments and regulatory frameworks essential to understanding the current US approach to environmental problems. Next, the course focuses on federal statutes including the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act. The course concludes with a discussion of current EPA efforts to address emissions of greenhouse gases