Tentative Schedule of Topics:

(note: links on below all worked in May-June 2005)

Unless told otherwise by blog, this is the sequence we’ll follow for the semester. You’ll need to keep up on all readings & links before tests. You are entirely responsible for following this schedule. From time to time, I will ask you questions by blog. The answers are due exactly 7 days from the date of the blog-post (late responses and excuses are not allowed); If you are a graduating senior, this schedule may be be slightly modified to accommodate your graduation – I’ll talk to you via blog later in this regard.

Week 1 (8-22 to 8-26)
Course Overview/Introduction to Legal Systems; How Laws & Regulations get made

READ: Chapter 1
VIEW: Bio 309 1.Law & Policy.ppt; Bio 309.enviro_ethics.ppt

Links:
http://thomas.loc.gov/
http://www.webdirectory.com/Pollution/
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/
http://www.lcv.org/
http://www.constitution.org/cons/iroquois.htm
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html

Week 2 ( 8-29 to 9-2)   
Federal Court/State Court/Civil
Litigation/Administrative Law; Common Law

READ: Chapter 2
VIEW: Bio 309 1.Law & Policy.ppt

Links:
http://www.adr.org/
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
http://www.ecr.gov/
Week 3 (9-6 to 9-9)      
Why regulate the environment?; Garrett Hardin & Tragedy of the Commons

READ: Chapter 3
VIEW: Bio 301.tragedy.ppt;Tort Law

Links:
http://dieoff.org/page95.htm
http://www.fplc.edu/risk/rskindx.htm
http://www.nationalacademies.org/environment/
http://www.epa.gov/opei/
http://www.epa.gov/oalj/
http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/vlib.asp
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/index.html
Week 4 (9-12 to 9-16)     
Environmental Assessments/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

READ: Chapter 4
VIEW: Bio 309.NEPA.ppt

Links:
http://www.energystar.gov/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/
http://www.panda.org/
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/
http://www.me3.org/projects/greentax/
http://www.epa.gov/lmop/

Week 5 (9-19 to 9-23; exam 9-21 in Caylor 228 @ 6 PM)
Air Pollution; Ozone; Global Warming; Clean Air Act &
amendments

First Essay Exam
READ: Chapter 5
VIEW: Bio 309.caa.ppt & Bio 309.air pollution.ppt

Links:
http://www.epa.gov/oar/recipes/
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/arp/
http://www.usgcrp.gov/
http://www.unep.org/ozone/useful-links.shtml
http://www.cfr.org/kyoto/
http://www.climatehotmap.org/
http://www.epa.gov/air/toxicair/newtoxics.html
 
Week 6 (9-26 to 9-30)    
Water Pollution ; Storm-water ; Oceans & Estuaries; Clean
Water Act & related laws

READ: Chapter 6
VIEW: Bio 309.water resources.ppt & Bio 309.cwa.ppt

Links:
http://www.awwa.org/ ;
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/media.htm#water
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/water/
http://www.epa.gov/nps/Section319III/pdf/319_all.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/esd/chemistry/pharma/index.htm
http://cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/index.cfm
http://www.ewg.org/
http://www.wef.org/

Week 7 (10-3 to 10-7)     
Toxicology;Toxic Substances Control Law

READ: Chapter 7
VIEW: Bio 309.toxicology.ppt; Bio 309.agriculture.ppt, Bio
309.FIFRA.ppt; & Bio 309.OSHA.ppt

Links:
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/nceawhatnew.cfm
http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/registrationkit/
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/labeling/rtlf/index.htm
http://scorecard.org/
http://www.osha.gov/
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/

Week 8 (10-10 to 10-11 [fall break is 10-12 to 10-14])
Waste Management;RCRA/CERCLA;Emergency Response;
The Superfund

READ: Chapter 8
VIEW: Bio 309.cercla.ppt; Bio 309.rcra.ppt; Bio 309.Solid wastes.ppt; Bio 309.hazmat.ppt

Links:
http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/atsdrhome.html
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/general/orientat/
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/hazsubs/supers.htm
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/query/basic.htm
http://www.epa.gov/swerust1/
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/pubs/msw2001.pdf
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/tier2.htm
http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer/introduction.htm

Week 9 (10-17 to 10-28)
Energy Management;Power Policy

READ: Chapter 9
VIEW: Bio 309.energy.ppt

Links:
http://www.bluenergy.com/
http://www.awea.org/
http://www.newdata.com/
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
http://www.eere.energy.gov/
http://www.pvpower.com/pvhistory.html
http://www.climnet.org/resources/resources.htm#euenergy
http://ornl.gov/ORNL/Energy_Eff/CEF.htm
http://www.energystar.gov/
http://www.citizenscoalcouncil.org/index.htm
http://www.netl.doe.gov/scng/publications/NG_SDPrimer_v7.pdf

Week 10 (10-24 to 10-28 [exam in Caylor 228 @ 6 PM])
Public Lands Law;Takings;Management

Second Essay Exam
READ: Chapter 10
VIEW: Bio 309.land use.ppt

Links:
http://www.fws.gov
http://www.sierraclub.org/policy/conservation/index.asp
http://restoration.nos.noaa.gov/htmls/era/era_act.html
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/dynamic/home/home.htm http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/welcome.html
http://www.redlist.org
http://ipl.unm.edu/cwl/fedbook/statute_frame.htm

Week 11 (10-31 to 11-4)
Natural Resources Law;Management

READ: Chapter 10
VIEW: Bio 309.conservation.ppt & Bio 309.Introduced species.ppt

Links: see links above +
http://www.actionbioscience.org/biodiversity/simberloff.html
http://www.gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/vol2no2/article2.html http://www.epa.gov/maia/html/intro-species.html
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/invbio_plan_report_home.html

Week 12 (11-7 to 11-11; 11-10 last day to drop)
Wetlands & Wetland Regulation

READ: Chapter 10
VIEW: Bio 309.wetlands.ppt

Links:
http://www.wetlands.com/
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/
http://www.wetlands.org/
http://www.ramsar.org/
http://www.wetlandsinstitute.org/

Week 13 (11-14 to 11-18)
Biodiversity; Threatened and Endangered Species; Endangered Species Act & current status

READ: Continue in Chapter 10
VIEW: Bio 309.biodiversity.ppt & Bio 309.endangered species.ppt

Links:
http://www.biodiv.org/default.shtml
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/biodiversity/
http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/worldmap/
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/Titlpage.htm
http://www.worldwildlife.org/endangered/index.cfm?searchen=google
http://www.endangeredspecie.com/
http://endangered.fws.gov/
http://endangered.fws.gov/ESA.html
http://ipl.unm.edu/cwl/fedbook/esa.html

Week 14 (11-21 to 11-23 [holiday 11-24 to 11-25])
International Environmental Law

READ: Chapter 11
VIEW: Bio 309.International EL.ppt

Links:
http://www.ciel.org
http://usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/links/assessments.htm
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/entri/index.jsp
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/B-SPAN
http://www.earthcharter.org
http://europa.eu.int/index.htm
http://www.pewclimate.org
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/links/focusarealinks.htm
www.fiacc.net
http://www.unesco.org/mab
http://www.law.pace.edu/env/generalcategoryalpha.html
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/journals/gielr/index/index.html

Week 15 (11-28 to 12-2 [exam 11-30 in Caylor 228 @ 6 PM])

Third Essay Exam
READ: Finish Chapter 11
VIEW: Bio 309.SustSolu.ppt

EIS Paper Due on Wednesday night of this Week (Absolutely no late papers accepted! Do not e-mail)

DURING FINALS WEEK

Comprehensive Final Exam
(Essay-type [final exam 12-7 in Caylor 228 @ 6 PM])