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Fall 2023
Dec 26, 2024 |
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| GEOG 235 - Environmental Law and Policy |
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Designed for students whose interest in the environment or whose field of present or future employment would be enhanced by a basic understanding of legal and policy matters as they apply to the environment. The course begins with a discussion of the structure and function of the American judicial system, followed by an introduction to the concepts of administrative and common law. The course addresses important environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the various hazardous waste statutes, and examines the unequal impacts of these laws on underrepresented populations. The body of environmental law is applied to current environmental issues, addressing the political, economic, cultural, and ethical variables that influence environmental policy in the United States.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Environ, Society,& Sustainblty Department Course Attributes: Undergraduate Level Course Restrictions: May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes: DGCE Student |
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