Hazardous Waste Law

  • Typically offered every other year

NOTE: This course is available as an In-Person Section for in-person students or an Online Section designed for LLM Distance Students. Each section has its own course description. See the note below about eligibility for the Online Section for JDs, MSLs, and residential LLMs. 

Hazardous Waste Law - Professor Craig Johnston

  • Course Number: LAW-524 In-Person Section
  • Course Type: Foundational
  • Credits: 3
  • Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar
  • Description: This course will cover both the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). About two thirds of the class sessions will be devoted to CERCLA, and one third to RCRA.
  • Prerequisite: none
  • Evaluation Method: Final exam
  • Capstone: no
  • WIE: no

Hazardous Waste Law - Professor Craig Johnston

  • Course Number: LAW-524 Online LLM Section
  • Course Type: Foundational
  • Credits: 3
  • Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar
  • Description: This course will cover both the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). About two thirds of the class sessions will be devoted to CERCLA, and one third to RCRA.
  • Prerequisite: none
  • Evaluation Method: Online class participation, including discussion posts, and a final exam. The final exam will be unscheduled, meaning students can choose when to take it during the exam period.
  • Capstone: no
  • WIE: no

Notes for LC JDs, MSLs, and residential LLMs:

Lewis & Clark JDs, MSLs, and residential LLMs are permitted to take some courses online within the limits of LC’s distance learning policy. Those students should consult the distance learning policy prior to signing up for distance learning courses.

Students who are on campus are asked to take the in-person version of the class when both an in-person and online version of the same class are offered in the same semester, but may petition the Associate Dean of Students, Libby Davis, to take the online version if they have a compelling reason for doing so:  eadavis@lclark.edu

JD students at other law schools may be able to take online courses if space permits and permitted by their home school. Contact Associate Dean of the Environmental Law Program, Janice Weis, at jweis@lclark.edu