CMWS 613 - Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)

(Prereq: CMWS 603 or permission of instructor) This course introduces students to environmental law and environmental policy. This includes an examination of the major bodies of federal environmental law, including the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and other federal laws. Students study how these statutes are carried out through executive agencies and interpreted by the courts. Where appropriate, the scientific underpinning of complex regime of statutes, regulations, and informal agency practices are examined. F.