Reading Assignments

All page and chapter citations are to the 4th edition of the required text for the course.  These reading assignments can be cross referenced to the tentative schedule of topics to be covered in the course, this year.

Notes: 

• (1) Always bring your text to class. 
• (2) During each class period, take particular note of leading cases assigned for individual briefing.
• (3) When reading assigned sections and chapters of the text, organize your analysis chronologically and concentrate on understanding the leading cases in this historical context.

07 January. Introduction to the Course.  Read the Preface and skim chapter 1.

09 January. Types of Law, Varieties of Courts, and the Basics of Legal Process.  Chapters 2 and 3.

14 January. How to Brief a Case.  Agency Duties under NEPA.  Chapter 4 and Chapter 5, sections 1 and 2.

16 January. Consideration and Alternatives in the Impact Assessment Process.  Chapter 5, sections 3, 4, and 5.

21 January. Public Lands and Resource Management Law: Forests and Range.  Chapter 6, sections 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D.

23 January. Public Lands and Resource Management Law: Parks, Wilderness, and Ecosystems.  Chapter 6, sections 2E and 2F.

28 January. First Term Examination.  Preliminary Discussion of the Final Hypothetical.  Read the previous hypothetical problems, accessible from the exams page of this web.

30 January. Wildlife and Endangered Species Law: Development.  Chapter 6, sections 3A and 3B.

04 February. Wildlife and Endangered Species Law: The ESA, Species, and Habitat Conservation Planning.  Chapter 6, section 3C.

06 February. Navigability and the Public Trust Doctrine.  Chapter 6, section 1C. 

11 February. Second Term Exam.  Protection of Especially Critical Habitats and Ecosystems: The Law of Wetlands.  Chapter 6, section 4.

13 February. Issues and Topics in State and Federal Water Law.  Chapter 6, sections 1A and 1B.

18 February. Coastal Land Use Law, Local Development Review, and the Takings Doctrine.  No reading assigned from the text.

20 February. FIFRA and TOSCA: The Law of Pesticides and Toxics.  Chapter 7. 

25 February. Third Term Exam.  Resource Conservation, Recovery, Recycling, and Reuse.  Chapter 8.

27 February. The Superfund Law: CERCLA and SARA.  Chapter 9, sections 1, 2, and 3.

04 March. Keeping Clean Air Clean: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD).  Chapter 10, sections 1, 2, 3, and 6.

06 March. The Legal Regime for Water Quality Management: NPS and TMDLs.  Chapter 11, sections 1, 2, 3, and 4.

11 March. Fourth Term Exam.

13 March.  Concluding Discussion of the Final Examination Hypothetical Problem.

17 March. Scheduled Final Examination.  

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