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May 10, 2024
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LEGAL 254 - Environmental Law
5.0 Credits
Examines substantive and procedural laws addressing environmental issues, history and development of environment law and practice, relationships between federal, state and local environmental regulations and requirements. Emphasis on practical skills required of an environmental paralegal to evaluate factual situations, apply the appropriate law, and draft appropriate documents. Prerequisite
LEGAL 200 or instructor permission. Corequisite
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the history and purposes underlying laws designed to regulate the environment.
- Identify and explain the role of the federal and state agencies in regulating and resolving environmental issues and dispute.
- Describe the legislative intent and general application of the following federal acts and statutes: the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - waste regulation; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund, and the National Environmental Policy Act, and other related federal and state environmental statutes.
- Describe the causes or issues affecting air quality, water pollution, waste accumulation and disposal, and toxic chemical clean-up.
- Use electronic and print resources to research and report on federal and state environmental statutes, agency regulations, and court decisions.
- Apply principles of environmental law to fact-based problems to resolve issues or recommend an appropriate course of action.
- Explain the role of the paralegal and typical paralegal tasks in environmental law.
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