ERM 4110

The course will introduce students to the major federal, state and local environmental statutes and regulatory programs that address resources management. The course will emphasize the organization of the government regulatory agencies, the techniques of environmental regulation, the interplay of federal, state and local environmental regulation, environmental enforcement, and environmental litigation. The federal and state Administrative Procedure Acts, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Environmental Quality Act, Clean Water Act, Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Recovery Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Air Act, federal and state Endangered Species Acts, and local land use controls, including zoning law, will be the main statutes and regulatory schemes used to illustrate the workings of environmental law. In addition, common law doctrines and environmental torts will be covered.