This course will provide an introduction of legal principles, 
procedures and terminology for students in environmental health 
science and other environmental sciences.  Substantive materials 
on common law, torts, nuisances, and regulatory standards and 
authorities will give them a legal foundation to assist them in 
avoiding legal problems.  Delineation of significant constitutional 
and federal regulations that affect managerial decisions will 
assist them in being better managers to preclude environmental 
degradation.  The background information will provide a foundation 
to help them determine when and how to secure effective counsel.

Introduction--Major Concepts; Benefits, Costs & Alternatives; 
Time Line for a Law Suit; Environmental Torts and Nuisances; 
Development of the Case; Federal Preemption; Interstate Commerce; 
Remedies; Joint and Several Liability; Multiple Tortfeasors; 
Due Process & Equal Protection; Civil Rights, Disabilities, and 
Termination; Judicial Interpretation; Criminal Law; 
Administrative Law and Citizen Access; Review and Permit; 
Administrative Standards; Alternative Dispute Resolution; 
Business Organizations and Agency; Labor Law and Workers' 
Compensation Act; State Environmental Regulations; RCRA & 
CERCLA; Wastes--Hazardous & Solid; NEPA; Pesticides and 
Pesticide Control; Wetlands, Erosion Control, and Water 
Quality; OSHA.