Environmental Skills and Practice LAW 857

Course Number: LAW 857; ULSR

Course Credits: 4

Using a single statute, for example, the Clean Water Act, as a model sample, this course introduces the student to interpreting and working with complex statutes and regulations. Through a series of exercises and simulations it explores basic administrative and regulatory processes, such as rule making, permit issuance, and enforcement. It explores how the three branches of the federal government, in together with federal and state governments and advocates for industries and nongovernmental organizations, interact to develop environmental laws and policy and the role of lawyers in that process.