APPROACHES TO TEACHING: SAMPLE SYLLABI KEYED TO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION: LAW SCIENCE & POLICY (6th ed. 2009) PROFESSOR PERCIVAL’S FALL 2009 SYLLABUS CHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES MON. AUGUST 31: Introduction to the Course, Environmental Problems and Environmental Justice. ASSIGNMENT: (1) Read pp. 1-26 in the Percival casebook, (2) post a brief (one or two paragraph) response to the question posted on the Discussion Board section of this website), PROBLEM EXERCISE: Mercury Contamination (pp. 24-26). WEDS. SEPT. 2: The Rationale for Collective Action, the Tragedy of the Commons and the Debate Over Opening the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to Oil Development. ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 26-38 & 49-60 in the casebook, (2) §101 of the National Environmental Policy Act in the Statutory and Case Supplement. PROBLEM EXERCISE: ANWR (pp. 53-60). MON. SEPT 7: NO CLASS (LABOR DAY) CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: A STRUCTURAL OVERVIEW
WEDS. SEPT. 9: The Common Law Roots of Environmental Law, Private and Public Nuisance.
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 61-88 in the casebook. MON. SEPT. 14: State Standing, the Rise of the Regulatory State and Environmental Federalism, Environmental Legislation and Preemption of Federal Common Law
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 88-115 in the casebook, and (2) APA § 706. WEDS. SEPT. 16: Approaches to Regulation and Regulatory Options
ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 116-139, 150-152 & 158-159 in the casebook. PROBLEM EXERCISES: Oil Spills - Liability v. Regulation (pp. 134-139), Oil Spills (pp. 150-152), Carbon Tax v. Cap-and-Trade (pp. 158-159). CHAPTER 3: PREVENTING HARM IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY
MON. SEPT. 21: Risk Regulation in the Face of Uncertainty: How Precautionary Should Regulatory Policy? ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 183-198 & 243-252 in the casebook, (2) §211(c)(1)&(2) of the CAA in the Statutory and Case Supplement, and (3) §6(c)(1) of TSCA in the Statutory and Case Supplement. WEDS. SEPT. 23: How Safe Is "Safe"?: Cost/Benefit Balancing and the Asbestos Ban and Regulation by Revelation.
ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 252-264, 303, 311-319 & 323-331 in the casebook and (2) §6 of TSCA in the Statutory and Case Supplement. PROBLEM EXERCISE: Toxics Regulation (p. 303). CHAPTER 4: REGULATION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT MON. SEPT. 28: The Resource Conservation & Recovery Act and the Definition of “Solid Waste”.
ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 338-341 & 343-366 in the casebook, (2) §3001 of RCRA in the Statutory and Case Supplement. WEDS. SEPT. 30: Introduction to CERCLA. ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 393-396, 401-408 & 418-436 in the casebook and (2) pp. ___-___ in the Statutory and Case Supplement, and (3) §§ 107(a), 107(b), 107(o), 107(p) & 107(r) of CERCLA in the Statutory and Case Supplement. PROBLEM EXERCISE: Chemspray (p. 429). CHAPTER 5: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL MON. OCT. 5: Yucca Mountain, Introduction to the Clean Air Act and Controls on Mobile Sources. ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 495-497 & 502-528, and (2) CAA §§108 & 109 in the Statutory and Case Supplement. PROBLEM EXERCISE: Yucca Mountain (pp. 495-497). WEDS. OCT. 7: Establishing and Revising National Ambient Air Quality Standards: the American Trucking Case. ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 546-572 in the caseboo. PROBLEM EXERCISE: A NAAQS for CO2? (p. 559). CHAPTER 6: CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION
MON. OCT. 12: Introduction to the Clean Water Act and the Scope of Federal Jurisdiction.
ASSIGNMENT: Read p. 643-670 in the casebook. WEDS. OCT. 14: Regulation of Point Sources of Water Pollution.
ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 670-698 in the casebook and (2) §502(12) and 502(14) of Clean Water Act in the Statutory and Case Supplement. MON. OCT. 19: Water Quality Standards, TMDLs and the §404 Permit Program.
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 715-720, 739-740, 748-765 in the casebook. PROBLEM EXERCISE: Water Quality Problems (pp. 748-749). CHAPTER 8: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT WEDS. OCT. 21: Introduction to NEPA, When Must An Environmental Impact Statement Be Prepared? ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 857-869, 870-872, 887-897 in the casebook . MON. OCT. 26: Adequacy of Analysis, Climate Change and NEPA, Has NEPA Worked?. ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 897-916 & 926-934 in the casebook. PROBLEM EXERCISE: NEPA and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (pp. 909-910). WEDS. OCT. 28: Advice on Making Environmental Documentary Films (students and alums from previous Environmental Law classes will show their films and discuss how to complete the small group film project). ASSIGNMENT: Read “Advice on Shooting Digital Video” in the Course Materials Section of this website. CHAPTER 9: BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
MON. NOV. 2: Introduction to the Endangered Species Act, What Species Are Protected and the §7 Consultation Process. GUEST LECTURER: Joanna Goger. ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 940-949 & 964-984 in the casebook . CHAPTER 7: LAND USE REGULATION WEDS. NOV. 4: Land Use Regulation & Introduction to Regulatory Takings. GUEST LECTURER: Professor Garrett Power. ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 769-781, 783-789 & 793-800 in the casebook. MON. NOV. 9: The Revival of Regulatory Takings Jurisprudence – Lucas & Palazzolo.
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 801-824 & 848-856 in the casebook. PROBLEM EXERCISE: Takings Problem (pp. 848-849). CHAPTER 8: BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
(Continued) WEDS. NOV. 11: Protecting Endangered Species Against Private Action: §9 of the Endangered Species Act. ASSIGNMENT: Read (1) pp. 987-1009 in the casebook and (2) §9 of the ESA in the Statutory and Case Supplement. CHAPTER 10: ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
MON. NOV. 16: Monitoring and Detecting Environmental Violations, Criminal Enforcement. ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1011-1024 & 1037-1054 in the casebook. PROBLEM EXERCISE: Who Should Be Held Criminally Liable? (pp. 1053-1054). WEDS. NOV. 18: Citizen Suits and Standing ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1054-1055 & 1070-1101 in the casebook.
CHAPTER 11: PROTECTION OF THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
MON. NOV. 23: Introduction to International Environmental Law and Protection of the Global Atmosphere.
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1119-1125, 1131-1150 & 1154-1158 in the casebook. PROBLEM EXERCISE: Designing a Post-Kyoto Regime to Control Greenhouse Gas Emissions (pp. 1157-1158). WEDS. NOV. 25: Trade and the Environment & International Trade in Hazardous Substances
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1167-1181 & 1183-1195 in the casebook. MON. NOV. 30: Presentation of Small Group Movie Projects. WEDS. DEC. 2: OPTIONAL REVIEW SESSION IN ROOM 108
SYLLABUS 1 – COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE (Class Number, Topic, Page Number: 6th Edition) Introduction 1. Polices, Problems, and Values, 1-24 2. Economics and Ecology, 26-58 3. Common Law Roots, 61-84 4. Statutory Law, 88-128 5. Regulation and its Alternatives, Regulatory Options, 129-158 6. The Regulatory Process, 159-178 Waste Management and Pollution Prevention 7. Statutory Authorities Affecting Waste Management, 333-362 8. Identifying Hazardous Waste, Household Waste Exclusion, Subtitle D, 366-391 9. Introduction to CERCLA, CERCLA Liability, Responsible Parties, 393-411 10. CERCLA Liability: Operators and Arrangers, 411-429 11. Strict, Joint and Several Liability and Allocation of Liability, 429-465 12. Disposal Alternatives and Commerce Clause Limitations, 466-495 Regulation of Toxic Substances 13. Introduction, 181-182 14. The Road to Risk Assessment, 182-193 15. Quantitative Risk Assessment, 199-233 16. How Safe is Safe?: Risk-Benefit Balancing (TSCA), 239-258 17. How Safe is Safe?: Feasibility-Limited Regulation (OSHA and SDWA) and Health-Based limits (Delaney Clause, Air Toxics), 264-310 18. Evaluating QRA and Alternatives to Conventional Regulatory Approaches, 311-327 Air Pollution Control 19. Introduction to CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards, 502-507, 551-570 20. State Implementation Plans, 573-587 21. Offsets, Bubbles, Emissions Trading and Interstate Pollution, 588-633 22. Mobile Sources & Technology-Forcing, 517-551 Water Pollution Control 23. Statutory Authorities for Protecting Water Quality, 643-669 24. Effluent Limitations on Point Source Discharges, 670-713 25. Water Quality-Based Controls, 714-748 26. Wetlands Protection and the Section 404 Program, 749-761 Land Use Regulation and Regulatory Takings 27. Land Use and the Environment, state and Local Regulation of Land Use, Introduction to Regulatory Takings Law, 770-798 28. The Modern Revival of Regulatory Takings Jurisprudence, 799-854 Environmental Assessment 29. Introduction to NEPA and the EIS Requirement, 858-909 30. Adequacy of EISs, How Well Has NEPA Worked, 911-933 Biodiversity Protection 31. Rationale for Preserving Biodiversity, Introduction to the Endangered Species Act, 936-946 32. Protecting Endangered Species Against Private Actions, Public Resource Management, 988-1007 Environmental Enforcement 33. Detecting Violations, Enforcement Authorities and Policies, 1012-1034 34. Criminal Enforcement, 1037-1053 35. Standing and Citizen Access to the Courts, 104-113, 1073-1081 36. Citizen Suits, 1054-1070, 1082-1110 Protection of the Global Environment 37. Introduction to International Environmental Law, Protection of the Global Atmosphere, 1119-1144 39. International Trade and the Environment, 1161-1193 Conclusion 40. Environmental Progress, Environmental Prospects, 1220-1248
SYLLABUS 2 – LESS TOXICS, MORE WATER, NEPA, ESA, INTERNATIONAL (Class Number, Topic, Page Number: 6th Edition) Introduction 1. Polices, Problems, and Values, 1-24 2. Economics and Ecology, 26-58 3. Common Law Roots, 61-84 4. Statutory Law, 88-102, 115-128 5. Regulation and its Alternatives, Regulatory Options, 129-158 6. The Regulatory Process, 159-178 Waste Management and Pollution Prevention 7. Statutory Authorities Affecting Waste Management, 333-362 8. Identifying Hazardous Waste, Household Waste Exclusion, Subtitle D, 366-391 9. Introduction to CERCLA, CERCLA Liability, Responsible Parties, 393-411 10. CERCLA Liability: Operators and Generators, 411-429 11. Strict, Joint and Several Liability and Allocation of Liability, 429-465 12. Disposal Alternatives and Commerce Clause Limitations, 466-495 Regulation of Toxic Substances 13. Introduction to Toxics Regulation & Risk-Benefit Balancing, 181-217, 246-258 14. Risk Assessment, Feasibility-Limited Regulation & Health-Based Regulation, 218-233, 264-310 Air Pollution Control 15. Introduction to CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards, 502-507, 551-570 16. State Implementation Plans, 573-587 17. Offsets, Bubbles, Emissions Trading and Interstate Pollution, 588-633 18. Mobile Sources & Technology-Forcing, 517-551 Water Pollution Control 19. Statutory Authorities for Protecting Water Quality, 643-669 20. Effluent Limitations on Point Source Discharges, 670-701 21. Variances, POTWs and Interstate Pollution, 701-725 22. Individual Control Strategies, Section 401 Certification & TMDLs, 726-748 23. Wetlands Protection and the Section 404 Program, 749-761 Land Use Regulation and Regulatory Takings 24. Land Use and the Environment, state and Local Regulation of Land Use, Introduction to Regulatory Takings Law, 770-798 25. The Modern Revival of Regulatory Takings Jurisprudence, 799-854 Environmental Assessment 26. Introduction to NEPA and the EIS Requirement, 858-866 27. Cumulative Impacts, the Significance Requirement and Environmental Assessment, 867-909 28. Adequacy of EISs, How Well Has NEPA Worked, 911-933 Biodiversity Protection 29. Rationale for Preserving Biodiversity, Introduction to the Endangered Species Act, 936-946 30. Listing Process, Review of Federal Actions, 949-987 31. Protecting Endangered Species Against Private Actions, Public Resource Management, 988-1007 Environmental Enforcement 32. Detecting Violations, Enforcement Authorities and Policies, 1012-1034 33. Criminal Enforcement 957-973 (962-973?) à 1037-1053 34. Standing and Citizen Access to the Courts, 104-113, 1073-1081 35. Citizen Suits, 1054-1070, 1082-1110 Protection of the Global Environment 36. Introduction to International Environmental Law, Protection of the Global Atmosphere, 1119-1144 37. Global Climate Change: Legal and Policy Responses, 1146-1160 38. International Trade and the Environment, 1161-1193 Environmental Progress, Environmental Prospects 39. Environmental Progress, Environmental Prospects, 1220-1248
SYLLABUS 3– HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TOXICS SEMINAR (Class Number, Topic, Page Number: 6th Edition) Introduction 1. Polices, Problems, and Values, 1-26 2. Economics and Ecology, 26-60 Common Law Roots 3. Toxic Substance Problem; Common Law Causes of Action, 303-311, 63-88 4. Common Law Causes of Action and the Rise of Regulatory Legislation, 88-104 Regulation of Toxic Substances 5. Regulatory Options, 129-159 6. The Regulatory Process, 159-180 7. Statutory Authorities for Regulating Toxic Substances, Uncertainty and the Dilemma of Preventive Regulation, 243-246, 381-388 8. Coping with Uncertainty: The Road to Risk Assessment, 182-217 9. Introduction to Risk Assessment, 218-239 10. How Safe is Safe?: Risk-Benefit Balancing (TSCA), 246-264 11. How Safe is Safe?: Feasibility-Limited Regulation (OSHA and SDWA) and Health-Based Limits (Delaney Clause), 264-288 12. Setting and Revising NAAQSs, 551-573 13. Water Quality Standards, Individual Control Strategies and TMDLs, 715-728, 739-749 14. How Safe is Safe?: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, Comparative Risk, 288-311 15. Informational and Burden Shifting Strategies, 311-331 Waste Management and Pollution Prevention 16. Introduction to RCRA, Defining Hazardous Waste, 344-366 17. Identifying Hazardous Waste, the Household Waste Exclusion, 366-381 18. Introduction to CERCLA Liability, Responsible Parties, 393-411 19. CERCLA Liability: Operators and Arrangers, 411-429 20. Strict, Joint and Several Liability, Liability Allocation, Has Superfund Worked?, 429-466 21. Disposal Alternatives and Commerce Clause Limitations, 466-477 22. Flow Control, Siting Controversies and the Environmental Justice Movement, 477-498 23. Protecting the Ozone Layer, International Trade in Hazardous Substances, 1129-1136, 1183-1195 Enforcement 24. Detecting Violations, Enforcement Authorities and Policies, 1012-1037 25. Criminal Enforcement, 1037-1054
SYLLABUS 4 – STARTING WITH CLEAN AIR (Class Number, Topic, Page Number: 6th Edition) Introduction 1. Polices, Problems, and Values, 1-26 2. Economics and Ecology, 26-60 3. Common Law Roots, 63-88 4. Statutory Law, 88-129 5. Regulation and its Alternatives, Regulatory Options, 129-159 6. The Regulatory Process, 159-180 Air Pollution Control 7. Introduction to CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards, 502-517 8. Revising National Ambient Air Quality Standards, State Implementation Plans, 551-588 9. Offsets, Bubbles, Emissions Trading and Interstate Pollution, 588-635 10. Mobile Sources & Technology-Forcing, 517-551 Water Pollution Control 11. Introduction, Scope of Federal Authority, 637-670 12. Federal Authority, Effluent Limitations on Point Sources, 670-698 13. Effluent Limitations and Water Quality Standards, 698-719 14. Impact of Water Quality Standards on Permit Limits, 719-749 15. Wetlands Protection and the Section 404 Program, 749-762 Land Use Regulation and Regulatory Takings 16. Land Use and the Environment, State and Local Regulation of Land Use, Introduction to Regulatory Takings Law, 770-773, 783-799 17. The Modern Revival of Regulatory Takings Jurisprudence, 799-833 Environmental Assessment 18. Introduction to NEPA and the EIS Requirement, 858-880 19. Cumulative Impacts, the Significance Requirement and Environmental Assessment, 880-911 20. Adequacy of EISs, How Well Has NEPA Worked, 911-934 Biodiversity Protection 21. Rationale for Preserving Biodiversity, Introduction to the Endangered Species Act, 936-964 22. Listing Process, Review of Federal Actions, 964-988 23. Protecting Endangered Species Against Private Actions, Public Resource Management, 988-1009 Waste Management and Pollution Prevention 24. Statutory Authorities Affecting Waste Management, 338-344 25. Identifying Hazardous Waste, Household Waste Exclusion, Subtitle D, 366-391 26. Introduction to CERCLA, CERCLA Liability, Responsible Parties, 393-411 27. CERCLA Liability: Operators and Arrangers, 411-429 28. Strict, Joint and Several Liability and Liability Allocation, 429-462 29. Disposal Alternatives and Commerce Clause Limitations, 466-487 Regulation of Toxic Substances 30. Introduction, 181-182 31. The Road to Risk Assessment, 182-199 32. Quantitative Risk Assessment, 199-212 33. How Safe is Safe?: Risk-Benefit Balancing (TSCA), 246-264 34. How Safe is Safe?: Feasibility-Limited Regulation (OSHA and SDWA) and Health-Based limits (Delaney Clause, Air Toxics), 264-301 35. Evaluating QRA and Alternatives to Conventional Regulatory Approaches, 212-239 Environmental Enforcement 36. Detecting Violations, Enforcement Authorities and Policies, 1012-1037 37. Criminal Enforcement, 1037-1054 38. Standing and Citizen Access to the Courts, 104-115 39. Citizen Suits, 1054-1111 |