Lewis & ClarkLaw School

Summer Session

Environmental Law 2012 Summer Courses   

The Environmental and Natural Resources Law program welcomes you to join us next summer in beautiful Portland, Oregon, for a wide array of energy, environmental, and natural resource law courses. In 2012 we will once again provide a unique, Energy Law series in Session 1 that will bring national experts to campus to teach one-week, one-credit modules in many facets of the law of both renewable and traditional energy sources.  These one week Energy courses will include: Fundamentals of Energy Law, Renewable Energy, Law of Coal, Solar/Wind, Hydro/Wave, Renewable Energy Contracts, Federal Energy Policy and Congress, and Nuclear Law. The series is designed so that students can take one or many courses depending on their interest and available time.These one week classes meet Tuesday to Friday, with exams the next Monday.

Our five-week, three-credit courses are the basic building blocks of an environmental law career: Administrative Law (Session 1 ) and Environmental Law (Session 2).  Two-week, two-credit intensives in NEPA, Wildlife Crimes, Wetlands Law, Natural Resources and Oil and Gas, taught by professors and experts who have extensive experience, will provide information that is vital to an environmental regulatory law or policy practice. 

Let us know if you have any questions; our summer program director, Lucy Brehm, will be happy to help you decide on what courses are right for you.  You can contact Lucy at lbrehm@lclark.edu or 503-768-6882.

CLASSES DO NOT MEET ON WEEKENDS

Session I

Classes: May 29 – June 28, 2012

Final Exams: June 29 and/or July 2

Environmental Law
  • Administrative Law 100-S1
    Focusing primarily upon federal law and federal agencies, the course introduces students to the processes of law making and law application by the administrative agencies of the executive branch and their control by the federal courts, Congress, and the President.  The course covers the basic tools used by agencies, such as rulemaking and adjudication, as well as the procedural and substantive rules that limit and guide the use of these tools.
    Administrative Law  100-S1
    Visiting Professor: William Andreen, University of Alabama
    3 credits
    Class meets Tuesday May 29 - Monday July 2
    5:30pm - 7:30pm in Room 8
    Exam: Unscheduled, June 29 and/or July 2
  • Federal Energy Policy and Congress 948-OS1
    This course will help students develop an understanding of the critical regional importance of the Congressional policymaking process and how to influence it.  The role played in that process by federal agencies will be addressed.
    Federal Energy Policy and Congress  948-OS1
    Visiting Professor: Wally Cummins
    1 credit
    Class meets Tuesday June 26 - Monday July 2
    5:00pm - 8:00pm in Room 6
    Exam July 2
  • Fundamentals of Energy Law 948-AS1
    This basic course, strongly recommended for students with no previous knowledge of energy law, covers monopoly regulation, ratemaking, and federal/state jurisdiction.  
    Fundamentals of Energy Law  948-AS1
    Visiting Professor KK DuVivier, University of Denver
    1 credit
    Class meets Tuesday May 29 - Monday June 4
    5:00pm - 8:00pm in Room 6
    Exam: June 4
  • Hydropower and Wave Energy Development 948-ES1
    This course covers the Federal Power Act and its protections for fish, wave energy development and ocean management, jurisdictional issues related to offshore wave development, and environmental concerns about wave development.
    Hydropower and Wave Energy Development  948-ES1
    Professor: Melissa Powers
    1 credit
    Class meets Tuesday June 12 - Monday June 18
    5:00pm - 8:00pm in Room 6
    Exam: June 18
  • Law of Coal 948-DS1 Cancelled
    This course will look at the regulation of coal, primarily from a pollution-control perspective.
    Law of Coal  948-DS1  Cancelled
    Visiting Professor: Patrick McGinley, University of West Virginia Law School
    1 credit
    Class meets Tuesday June 5 - Monday June 11
    1:30pm - 4:30pm in Room 6
    Exam: June 11
  • NEPA 947-S1
    The National Environmental Policy Act is a landmark environmental statute that is a powerful tool for environmental lawyers and an action-forcing statute for government decision-makers.  NEPA requires agencies to prepare Environmental Assessments (EAs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for proposed federal agency actions.  The law applies to any federal, state or local project that involves federal funding, work performed by the federal government, or permits issued by a federal agency.This course provides an in-depth, practice-oriented look at the purposes and uses of NEPA in environmental cases.
    NEPA  947-S1
    Professor: Janice Weis
    2 credit
    Class meets  Tuesday June 12 - June 25
    1:30pm - 4:30pm in Room Smith
    Exam: June 25
  • Oil and Gas 953-S1
    This course will expose students to the regulation of oil and natural gas development at various stages in the development process such as fuel extraction, fuel conversion, fuel transport, facility placement, byproduct/waste disposal, sales in the marketplace, and fuel economics with a primary focus on natural gas issues including:
    Oil & Gas 953-S1
    Visiting Professor:  Oday Salim, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
    2 credits
    Class meets Tuesday June 12 - June 25
    1:30pm - 4:30pm in Room 6
    Exam: June 25
  • Renewable Energy Contracts 948-LS1
    This hands-on class steps students through the ins and outs of how to develop and negotiate renewable energy contracts.  
    Renewable Energy Contracts  948-LS1
    Adjunct Professor: Jonathan Norling, Columbia Energy Partners
    1 credit
    Class meets Tuesday June 19 - Monday June 25
    5:00pm - 8:00pm in Room 6
    Exam: June 25
  • Renewable Energy Law and Policy 948-MS1
    This first course in the renewable sequence is a hands-on navigation through real-world legal problems related to implementing renewable options. The course will cover various policies that states and the federal government have employed to incentivize or mandate renewables, including the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act, renewable portfolio standards, feed-in-tariffs, net metering and similar programs
    Renewable Energy Law & Policy 948-MS1
    Visiting Professor: Steven Ferrey, Suffolk University Law School
    1 credit
    Class meets Tuesday May 29 - Monday June 4
    1:30pm - 4:30pm in Room 6
    Exam June 4
  • Solar and Wind Development 948-NS1
    This course will cover environmental concerns related to solar and wind, siting and permitting, easements and covenants, property concerns related to severable wind rights, and issues related to maintaining a reliable transmission grid. 
    Solar and Wind Development  948-NS1
     Visiting Professor:  Amy Stein, Tulane Law School
    1 credit
    Class meets Tuesday June 5 - Monday June 11
    5:00pm - 8:00pm
    Exam: June 11
  • The Law of Nuclear Energy 948-FS1
    This course will cover the history of the boom/bust of the nuclear industry, current permitting and siting processes, laws governing materials handling (and how to prevent theft/illegal use), and waste storage discussions around Yucca Mountain.
    The Law of Nuclear Energy 948-FS1
    Professor: Michael Mullett
    1 credit
    Class meets Tuesday June 26 - July 2
    1:30pm - 4:30pm in class Room 6
    TBD
  • Wetlands 561-S1
    A review of all aspects of wetlands regulation, focusing on section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Topics include the jurisdictional scope of section 404, consequences of permit issuance and denial, and use of mitigation. The course also addresses changes in wetlands regulation that may occur in the future.
    Wetlands  561-S1
    Professor: Craig Johnston
    2 credits
    Class meets Tuesday May 29 - Monday June 11
    1:30pm - 4:30pm in Room Smith
    Exam: June 11
  • Wildlife Crimes 954-S1 Canceled
    This course will introduce students to the domestic statutes and international treaties that regulate and/or prohibit unlawful wildlife taking and trafficking, with emphasis on the enforcement schemes and methods used to address these crimes.
    Wildlife Crimes  954-S1  Canceled
    Adjunct Professor: Bob Anderson, US DOJ
    2 credits
    Class meets June 26 - Monday July 9
    1:30pm - 4:30pm in Room Smith
    Exam: July 9

Session II

Classes: July 3 – August 2, 2012

Final Exams: August 3 and/or August 6

  • Environmental Law 118-S2
    An essential course for anyone wanting to practice in this field. This course provides a survey of federal environmental laws including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and federal statutes dealing with hazardous substances.
    Environmental Law  118-S2
    Professor:  Craig Johnston
    3 credits
    Class meets Tuesday July 3 - Monday August 6
    5:30pm - 7:30pm in room 7
    Exam: Unscheduled,  August 3 and/or August 6
  • Natural Resources 401-S2
    This is a survey course that focuses on the non-public land aspects of natural resources law. The course explores the field of natural resources law on a function-by-function approach, looking at how nature is divided into use rights, allocating those use rights, resolving conflicts over use rights, integrating use rights into landscapes, and adjusting and reallocating use rights over time.
    Natural Resources 401-S2
    Professor: Michael Blumm
    2 credits
    Class meets Tuesday July 10 - Monday July 23
    1:30pm - 4:30pm in Room Smith
    Exam: 24 hour take home exam

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