THE CURRICULUM ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY
The implementation of legislative policy through administrative agencies
The legal, policy, and economic issues in our attempt to mitigate our carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gasses
The reasons for, techniques of, and results from energy efficiency measures around the U.S.
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL RESEARCH
ENERGY LAW AND POLICY
The most useful, efficient strategies and resources for environmental law research
AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW The regulatory and incentivebased programs that affect our agricultural crops, and the environmental impacts of these programs
AIR POLLUTION LAW AND POLICY A detailed reading of the Clean Air Act and an exploration of the major statutory provisions
CLIMATE CHANGE: THE POWER OF TAXES
Key issues in American energy policy, and ways to ease the strains that the policy puts upon environmental sustainability
How tax systems can be used to reduce greenhouse gases and develop more environmentally compatible technologies
ENERGY REGULATION, MARKETS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
CLIMATE, EXTINCTION, AND ADAPTATION
The legal, economic, and structural issues involved in both energy regulation and energy markets, focusing on electricity
The ecological, social, and ethical consequences of climate change and various legal and policy options to address it
ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
CLIMATE JUSTICE PRACTICUM ANIMALS AND THE LAW A survey of American law affecting animals and the legal reforms underway
The role of law in understanding and reforming the relationship between humans and animals and improving the condition of animals maintained for human profit and entertainment
CLEAN TRANSPORTATION LAW AND POLICY Clean transportation policy options and how electric vehicles can support a cleaner, smarter electricity grid
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE LAW How existing laws may address climate change and how new, more comprehensive laws may be fashioned
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN HUMAN SYSTEMS The legal challenges raised by the unavoidable need for our society to adapt to the impacts of global warming
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COMMUNICATIONS, ADVOCACY, AND LEADERSHIP The skills to advocate, counsel, investigate, persuade, research, and educate
CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE POLICY
How the U.S. Constitution applies to litigation involving animal advocacy and nonanthropocentric interests
A field course on an integrative science that can provide insight into many contemporary environmental problems
E N V I R O N M E N T A L
L A W
A T
The law pertaining to environmental issues such as population, economic growth, energy, and pollution
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
FARMED ANIMAL LAW
How market-based tools to protect the environment work, their basic assumptions, and the challenges they face during implementation
ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
THE FARM BILL
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MARKETS
CONSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL LAW
Discrimination and justice concerns about the benefits and burdens of environmental protection and natural resource management
An exploration of the most common federal offense committed by U.S. corporations: environmental crime
Alternative dispute resolution processes for resolving complex, multiparty environmental disputes
State and federal conservation programs to assist farmers in achieving conservation compliance
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
This class uses the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to teach civil litigation through the lens of environmental law
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES ANIMAL WELFARE LAW
How environmental laws and policies interact with business and private sector behavior in adopting environmentally-friendly policies
ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION
Liability, diligence, and drafting issues in complex environmental business transactions
Student teams and partner organizations carry out applied projects that address issues of climate justice
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR
An introduction to the breadth of policies and legal authorities included in the Farm Bill
The growing body of state and local farmed animal welfare laws, some of which are poised to transform industrial animal agriculture as we know it
FEDERAL REGULATION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE An overview of the Farm Bill and other laws that affect growing policy, animal husbandry, and food production
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
FOOD REGULATION AND POLICY
The foundations of environmental reasoning: intrinsic value theory, biocentrism, ecofeminism, deep ecology, and spirituality
Current policies regarding food regulation and how to effectively advocate for policy changes
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