Syllabus
(draft -- subject to change)
Enforcing Environmental Law
Profs. Boyer and Meidinger
First Year Elective, Blocks 4 and 5, Spring 2006 

Tu. Feb. 7 BB/
EM
Introductions and Course Overview
Read Gunningham, Kagan and Thornton, Social License and Environmental Protection.
Th. Feb. 9 EM Read Matthew D. Zinn, Policing Environmental Regulatory Enforcement, Pt. 1 and Christine Parker Reinventing Regulation Within the Corporation (edited)
Presentation: Overview of the Clean Water Act
Tu. Feb. 14   Overview of Citizen Suit Enforcement
Read Zinn, Policing Environmental Regulatory Enforcement, Pt. 2
Th. Feb. 16   Read: [coming soon]
Presentation:  Overview of Water Pollution Control
Tu. Feb. 21   The Problem of Discretion in Law Enforcement
Read:  Discretion
Th. Feb. 23   Introduction to Permit Files
Presentation: How to Read a Permit File

Permit Directions

Discharger Spreadsheet

Pipewatch 1 excerpts

Pipewatch 2 Text

PW2_Tables A

PW2_Tables B

 

Fri. Feb. 24   Permit review exercise--NYSDEC Region 9 Division of Water
-- transportation instructions to be distributed on Wednesday
Tu. Feb. 28   EPA Settlement Penalty Policy for Clean Water Act
EPA Economic Enforcement web page: go to http://www.epa.gov and use the search engine to search "Enforcement Economic Models"

Presentation on Toxicology and Emissions Data Sources

Th. Mar. 2   Student Presentations of Permit Review Findings
Tu. Mar. 7 EM Presentations;Structuring Enforcer Accountability: Overfiling
Th. Mar. 9 EM Structuring Enforcer Accountability: Independent Prosecutors
Tu. Mar. 21 BB Technical Defenses 1: Defining Violations and Delimiting Standing
Th. Mar. 23 BB Technical Defenses 2: Injury and Redressability in Standing
-- final problem distributed 
Tu. Mar. 28 BB Litigating Citizen Suits

Memorandum and Argument Problem Materials


PVS Complaint and Notice Letter
Memo on Motion to Dismiss
Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
Reply to Opposition
Magistrate Judge Decision on Motion
Defendants' Objections to Decision and Order
Plaintiff's Response to Objections
Order of District Judge
Settlement Agreement

Th. Mar. 30   Oral Arguments
Tu. Apr. 4   Oral Arguments
Th. Apr. 6   Oral Arguments