Course Description


P9317   Case studies in risk assessment and environmental policy, 3 points

The goals of the class are to provide an overview of environmental regulation in the United States and to explore the interface between human health assessment and policy in environmental rule-making. Major environmental laws to be covered include the Clean Air Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Food Quality Protection Act. A series of case studies will illustrate the frequently contentious and often dramatic regulatory arena -- who the players are and what the process is like. Class projects will include a mock congressional hearing and discussion of new regulations for emerging environmental hazards. The overall purpose of the class is to prepare students for jobs in the regulatory arena either in the U.S. or abroad including in governments, industries or for NGOs.