Date
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignment
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M 8/26
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Course introduction; review key concepts from other courses; Who regulates the environment?
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News; Syllabus
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Show up!
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W 8/28
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Environmental ethics and economic balancing; unintended consequences
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Silent Spring; “Fateful Voice of a Generation Still Drowns
Out Real Science”; “What the World Needs Now is DDT.”
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Prepare for class discussion
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F 8/30
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Root causes of environmental problems
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News; Tragedy of the Commons
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Prepare to discuss
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M 9/2
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Labor Day
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W 9/4
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Tools of the trade: history of environmental protection; basic themes in environmental law; sources of environmental law
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Salzman pp. 3-49
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Be prepared to discuss questions at the end of each chapter
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F 9/6
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Tools of the trade: history of environmental protection; basic themes in environmental law; sources of environmental law
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News; Salzman pp. 3-49
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Be prepared to discuss questions at the end of each chapter
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M 9/9
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Common law protections: torts, nuisance, trespass, and strict liability
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News; Plater pp. 103-152
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Brief Boomer v. Atlantic Cement, 257 N.E. 2D 870 (1970)
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W 9/11
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Common law protections: torts, nuisance, trespass, and strict liability
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Plater pp. 103-152
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Brief Boomer v. Atlantic Cement, 257 N.E. 2D 870 (1970)
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F 9/13
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Right to farm laws
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News; Trickett v. Ochs, 176 Vt. 89 (2003); Right to farm article (blackboard)
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Brief Trickett v. Ochs, 176 Vt. 89 (2003).
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M 9/16
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Nexis-Uni training
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Handout (class exercise #1)
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Bring your laptop; Start first mock appellate argument
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W 9/18
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Practice how to draft and argue persuasive legal arguments
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Draft of your class exercise #1 argument
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F 9/20
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Class exercise #1; using common law to enforce environmental rights
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Mock trial
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M 9/23
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Environmental Administrative Law: the regulatory toolkit; introduction to agency comments
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News; Salzman pp. 51-75; Citizen guide
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W 9/25
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Environmental Administrative Law: the regulatory toolkit; introduction to agency comments
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Salzman pp. 51-75; Citizen guide
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Agency comment proposal due
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F 9/27
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Constitutional Issues in environmental law; federalism, private rights
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News; Saltzman pp. 75-112
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Be prepared to discuss questions at end of chapter; Brief Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992).
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M 9/30
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Constitutional Issues in environmental law; federalism, private rights
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News; Saltzman pp. 75-112
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Be prepared to discuss questions at end of chapter; Brief Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992).
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W 10/2
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Constitutional Issues in environmental law: limitations on courts
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Plater pp. 388-428
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Brief EITHER US v. SCRAP; Vermont Yankee v. NRDC
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F 10/4
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Constitutional Issues in environmental law: limitations on courts
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News; Plater pp. 388-428
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prepare an exam study sheet
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M 10/7
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Midterm Exam
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W 10/9
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Yom Kippur
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F 10/11
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Case study: introduction to statutory tools;
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News; Environmental Law Practice reading (on blackboard)
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Do the reading and we will do the exercise in class.
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M 10/14
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Federal agency disclosure: NEPA and the power of information
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News; Saltzman pp. 339-355; Plater 471-522 (for reference only)
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Brief Kleppe v. Sierra Club, 427 U.S. 390 (1976).
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W 10/16
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Possible Guest Speaker on NEPA
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TBA
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Agency comment outline due
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F 10/18
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Corporate disclosure: Community right to know; California Prop. 65
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News; Plater pp. 528-550
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Brief Int. Dairy Foods Assoc. v. Amestoy;
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M 10/21
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Corporate disclosure: Community right to know; California Prop. 65
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News; Plater pp. 528-550
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Brief Int. Dairy Foods Assoc. v. Amestoy;
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W 10/23
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Pollution: harm-based standards the Clean Air Act
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Salzman pp. 115-142; 42 U.S.C. § 7401 – 7403 [CAA § 101-103]; FYI: Plain English Guide to the Clean Air:
http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/peg/
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Find statute 42 U.S.C. § 7401 – 7403 [CAA § 101-103]; Agency comment annotated bibliography due;
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F 10/25
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Pollution: harm-based standards the Clean Air Act
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News; Salzman pp. 115-142; 42 U.S.C. § 7401 – 7403 [CAA § 101-103]; FYI: Plain English Guide to the Clean Air:
http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/peg/
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Find statute 42 U.S.C. § 7401 – 7403 [CAA § 101-103];
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M 10/28
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Clean Air Act continued
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News; Plater pp. 577-591
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Brief Union Electric Co. v. EPA or
Cleveland Electric Illuminating v. EPA
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W 10/30
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Global air pollution
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Salzman pp. 143-174;
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Brief Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007);
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F 11/1
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Global air pollution
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News; Juliana v. US, background readings (Complaint, District Court Order)
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Watch 9th circuit argument in Juliana v. US
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M 11/4
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Technology based pollution standards: Clean Water Act
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News; Saltzman pp. 175-205
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No brief due;
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W 11/6
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Technology based pollution standards: Clean Water Act
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Saltzman pp. 175-205
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No brief due;
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F 11/8
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Prepare for mock appellate argument
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News;
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Bring in your draft argument
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M 11/11
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Class exercise # 2; Clean Water Act: Non-point source problems
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33 U.S.C. § 1362 (14); The Uncertain Future of Clean Water Act Agricultural Pollution Exemptions... 31 Land & Water L. Rev. 113 (1996).
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Prepare for class debate on non-point sources and agriculture; prepare arguments for your side
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W 11/13
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Guest speaker
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TBA
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TBA
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F 11/15
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Pollution: Regulating Toxic Substances where to draw the line?
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News; Saltzman pp. 207-233
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Brief Industrial Union v. American Petroleum Institute, 448 U.S. 607 (1980); Agency comment due
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M 11/18
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Pollution: Life-Cycle Control Strategies RCRA; Remedial liability CERCLA
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News; Saltzman pp. 235-271
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Brief Burlington Northern v. U.S., 129 S.Ct. 1870 (2009);
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W 11/20
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RCRA and CERCLA continued
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TBA
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TBA
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F 11/22
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Natural resources: Wetlands and the public trust
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News; Saltzman pp. 275-293
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Brief Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387 (1892)
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M 11/25
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Thanksgiving break
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W 11/27
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F 11/29
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M 12/2
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Protecting wildlife: The ESA
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News; Saltzman pp. 293-314
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brief TVA v. Hill, 437 U.S., 153 (1978);
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W 12/4
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Creative use of the common law in environmental law
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“Protecting Culture and Marine
Ecosystems Under the Law
in Micronesia”
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Class discussion over this proposal; optional agency comment rewrite due
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F 12/6
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Class choice
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F 12/13
1030am
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FINAL EXAM
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