Introduction 1 Environmental Ethics: The Tragedy Class Discussion of the Commons v. Survival of the Exercise Fittest 2 History of U.S. Environmental Law Lecture and Regulation: Civil Rights and Social Unrest 3 Constitutional Bases, Authorizing Lecture Statutes and Administrative Agencies 4 A Primer on Policy and the Process Lecture/Guest Speaker Prepare presentation of of Regulation under the (Environmental Policy assigned environmental Administrative Procedure Act expert) statute (“APA”) 5 Survey of U.S. Environmental Statute Presentations Regulation 6 Environmental Justice: Discussion Understanding the Issues Regulating the Regulator 7 The NEPA Process - Step-by-step Lecture & demo of guide to EA/EIS/FONSI and public an EIS for “finding” comment process public comment. 8 An Introduction to Risk Assessment Lecture Prepare public comments and Management: How agencies cope with scientific uncertainty 9 Protecting the Public Interest and Public Comment Deadline to choose an who is the anyway? Exercise Industry/Agency and area “public” Regulator’s role in preventing of law for final project. environmental discrimination Regulating Industry (Surface Mining) 10 Property Rights and Lecture Responsibilities; Role of the “land man” 11 The SMCRA (Surface Mining Documentary Film Deadline to meet with Control and Reclamation Act): review (The Last professor to discuss Reclamation Bonding and Process; Mountain?) project and choose an Lands Unsuitable for Mining (Blair enforcement action to Mountain example? Coal River Mtn. research. example?) 12 The Clean Water Act: 402 and 404 Lecture Review/Reaction paper on permit application process and documentary film, The Last compliance Mountain (?) 13 Conversion to Energy: Storage/use Speaker/s (Panel?) Prepare debate arguments of byproducts (Kingston, TN ash spill case study) 14 Conversion to Energy: Clean Air Act Lecture the new Hg Rule; New Source – Review Process 15 The Reality of Climate Change and Lecture Its Current Regulation 16 Conversion to Energy: Renewable Class Prepare presentation of the Energy Portfolio Standards; exports Discussion/Debate history and background of and the global economy; and Exercise
Introduction 1 Environmental Ethics: The Tragedy of the Commons v. Survival of the Fittest Class Discussion Exercise 2 History of U.S. Environmental Law and Regulation: Civil Rights and Social Unrest Lecture 3 Constitutional Bases, Authorizing Statutes and Administrative Agencies Lecture 4 A Primer on Policy and the Process of Regulation under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) Lecture/Guest Speaker (Environmental Policy expert) Prepare presentation of assigned environmental statute 5 Survey of U.S. Environmental Regulation Statute Presentations 6 Environmental Justice: Understanding the Issues Discussion Regulating the Regulator 7 The NEPA Process - Step-by-step guide to EA/EIS/FONSI and public comment process Lecture & demo of “finding” an EIS for public comment. 8 An Introduction to Risk Assessment and Management: How agencies cope with scientific uncertainty Lecture Prepare public comments 9 Protecting the Public Interest and who is the “public” anyway? Regulator’s role in preventing environmental discrimination Public Comment Exercise Deadline to choose an Industry/Agency and area of law for final project. Regulating Industry (Surface Mining) 10 Property Rights and Responsibilities; Role of the “land man” Lecture 11 The SMCRA (Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act): Reclamation Bonding and Process; Lands Unsuitable for Mining (Blair Mountain example? Coal River Mtn. example?) Documentary Film review (The Last Mountain?) Deadline to meet with professor to discuss project and choose an enforcement action to research. 12 The Clean Water Act: 402 and 404 permit application process and compliance Lecture Review/Reaction paper on documentary film, The Last Mountain (?) 13 Conversion to Energy: Storage/use of byproducts (Kingston, TN ash spill case study) Speaker/s (Panel?) Prepare debate arguments 14 Conversion to Energy: Clean Air Act – the new Hg Rule; New Source Review Process Lecture 15 The Reality of Climate Change and Its Current Regulation Lecture 16 Conversion to Energy: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards; exports and the global economy; and Class Discussion/Debate Exercise Prepare presentation of the history and background of
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