Syllabus for Environmental Law 2
Spring Semester 2007
| Date | Topic | Team |
| Part I: Introduction to Pollution
Regulation and Risk Assessment M Feb. 5 (BB) |
Overview: Pollution and Ecosystem Management | |
| W Feb. 7 (BB) | Litigating vs. Regulating Pollution: The Evolution of Pesticides Management | |
| M Feb. 12 (BB) | Assessing and Managing Risks, Part I | Polly Hampton, Aileen Harding, Glenn Howard |
| W Feb. 14 (BB) | Assessing and Managing Risks, Part II | Dwight Kanyuck, Cristen Manning, Eric Mertlbauer |
| Part II: Risk Regulation in the Media
Programs M Feb. 19 (BB) |
Safety and Risk in Drinking Water | Tina Meyers, Seth Molisani, Mary O'Donnell |
| W Feb. 21 (BB) | Managing Groundwater Risks: Ownership, Regulation, and/or Communication | Robert Quinn, Constantine Vellis, Linzi Coates |
| M Feb. 26 (EM) | Air Pollution Part I Introduction; National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Pages 389-435) | Polly Hampton, Aileen Harding, Glenn Howard |
| W Feb. 28 (EM) | Air Pollution Part II State Implementation Plans (435-462) | Dwight Kanyuck, Cristen Manning, Eric Mertlbauer |
| March 1 (optional) | Environmental Speaker--Jean Michel Cousteau, UB Distinguished Speaker, 8pm | N/A |
| M Mar. 5 (EM) | Air Pollution Part III Non-Attainment Areas (463-499) | Tina Meyers, Seth Molisani, Mary O'Donnell |
| W Mar. 7 (EM) | Air Pollution Part IV Transboundary Pollution: Acid Rain and Global Climate Change (536-573) | Robert Quinn, Constantine Vellis, Linzi Coates |
| Mar 10-18 | Spring break--no classes | N/A |
| M Mar. 19 (RV) | Legacy Risks: Superfunds I | Polly Hampton, Aileen Harding, Glenn Howard |
| W Mar. 21 (RV) | Legacy Risks:
Superfunds II--Cases
and Notes EPA Memorandum Common Elements Liability Defense DEC Brownfields Program Summary
|
Dwight Kanyuck, Cristen Manning, Eric Mertlbauer |
| M Mar. 26 (BB) | Preventing Future Superfund Risks: RCRA | Tina Meyers, Seth Molisani, Mary O'Donnell |
| W Mar. 28 (BB) |
Allocating Risks of Unwanted Facilities:
Environmental Justice Simulation I |
Robert Quinn, Constantine Vellis, Linzi Coates |
| M Apr. 2 (BB) |
Product and Production Bans: TSCA | Polly Hampton, Aileen Harding, Glenn Howard |
| Part III: Pollution and Place-Based
Regulation W Apr. 4 (BB) |
Binational Regional Management of Water Resources: The Great Lakes, the Boundary Waters Treaty, the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, and the Clean Water Act | Dwight Kanyuck, Cristen Manning, Eric Mertlbauer |
| M Apr. 9 (BB) | Who Owns the Great Lakes? Levels, Flows, Bulk Exports | Tina Meyers, Seth Molisani, Mary O'Donnell |
| Tue. Apr. 10 (optional) | Environmental Speaker--Denis Hayes, founder of Earth Day, on "The Solar Solution"--Slee Hall, 7:30 pm | N/A |
| W Apr. 11 (RV) | Who Manages Wetlands, and How? Part I | Robert Quinn, Constantine Vellis, Linzi Coates |
| M Apr. 16 (RV) | Who Manages Wetlands, and How? Part
II Simulation 2 |
Polly Hampton, Aileen Harding, Glenn Howard |
| W Apr. 18 (BB) | Biological Pollution of Food Webs: Invasive Species | Tina Meyers, Seth Molisani, Mary O'Donnell |
| M Apr. 23 (BB) | Bringing Place and Pollution Together: RAPs and LaMPS | |
| W Apr. 25 (BB) | Changing Structures of Environmental
Governance in the Great Lakes region Presentation: Government, Governance and Lawyering |
Dwight Kanyuck, Cristen Manning, Eric Mertlbauer |
| W Apr. 25 (optional) | Environmental Speaker--Robert Kennedy, Jr., founder of Riverkeeper, at Daemen College | N/A |
| F Apr. 27 (optional) | Environmental Speaker--Al Gore, UB Distinguished Speaker | N/A |
| M Apr. 30 (BB) | Back to the Land-Use Issue: Sprawl and the Environment | Robert Quinn, Constantine Vellis, Linzi Coates |
| W May 2 (BB) | Possible Structures for Local Collaboration | Tina Meyers, Seth Molisani, Mary O'Donnell |
| Exam--Friday May 11, 8:30-12:30 Timed, open-book take-out exam (to permit computer use for those who prefer it). |
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