Environmental Law
Fall term, Block A
M,T 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Visiting Professor Michael Vandenbergh
3 classroom credits LAW-35500A
2, 3, or 4 optional clinical credits Fall LAW-35500C
This course will examine the role of the legal system in addressing problems of environmental disruption, with a special emphasis on pollution. Discussion will include traditional and evolving public and private legal remedies for the control of pollution, including recent legislation and administrative regulatory reform initiatives. Analysis of statutory materials will focus on the principal federal statutes and their implementation.
Students who would like to participate in the optional clinical must enroll through clinical registration. Clinical placements are with the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic. Please refer to the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs website (http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/clinical) for clinical registration dates, early add/drop deadlines, and other clinical information.