LEGAL 254 - Environmental Law

2.0 Credits
Prerequisite LEGAL 200 or instructor permission.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify the federal- and state-level legislative, executive, and judicial framework and hierarchy under which environmental laws and regulations are created and administered.
Describe and apply the essential provisions of major federal and state environmental laws.
Locate and summarize the detailed federal and state environmental regulations that apply to specific corporate, industrial, or client situations.
Predict possible economic, political, societal, and environmental effects of existing and proposed environmental laws.
Monitor changes and developments in environmental laws and regulations applicable to specific corporate, industrial, or client situations.
Determine how well environmental law balances science, economics, and social justice.
Understand the role of a paralegal working in the field of environmental law.