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575.435 Environmental Law for Engineers and Scientists

This course explores fundamental legal concepts relevant to environmental issues, including the relationship between statutes, regulations, and court decisions. Also, included are various forms of enforcement used in environmental rules: command and control, liability, and information disclosure. Specific issues include criminal enforcement; a survey of environmental statutes; regulations and case law; the purpose and misconceptions surrounding environmental audits and assessments; the concept of attorney-client privilege; unauthorized practice of law; and ethical conflicts between the attorney and engineer/scientist roles.

Spring 2010 Course Schedule

The current scheduled offerings for this course for the Spring 2010 term are listed below.

Environmental Engineering, Science and Management

Online

575.435.81 Environmental Law for Engineers and Scientists  (Open)
01/25/2010 - 05/08/2010 $2,750 Henderson, T.