North Dakota State University

HIST 634/ HIST 710 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY

HIST 634 is typically offered every spring semester - next offering Spring, 2012           Instructor: Dr. Mark Harvey

HIST 710 is offered periodically                             - next offering Fall, 2011  (note only one of these courses will count toward core requirement)

ECON 681 NATURAL RESOURCES ECONOMICS

ECON 681 is typically offered every fall semester - next offering Fall, 2011                    Instructor: Dr. Robert Hearne

SOC 631 ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

SOC 631 will be offered  May 16-June 10, 2012.  Subsequent offerings TBD

ECS 770 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY

ECS 770 is typically offered every fall semester - next offering Fall, 2011                              Instructor: Ms. Tami Norgard - (lawyer with Vogel Law Firm)

This course will be an introduction to major federal and state statues and regulatory programs that govern environmental quality, pollution control and wildlife management, including legislative enactment, regulatory development, enforcement, federal/state relationship and judicial interpretation.

Instructor: Tami Norgard, J.D, M.S.L., is a practicing attorney who routinely counsels clients and litigates in the area of environmental law and land use. Ms. Norgard represents private, non-profit and government entities at the federal, state and local levels. She previously taught Environmental Law at NDSU, at the University of North Dakota Law School, and at the University of Minnesota.

The course is typically Mondays, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Book: Environmental Law & Policy, Nature, Law and Society, Plater Abrams, Goldfarb, Aspen Publishers, Third Edition. Tentative Syllabus for Environmental Law - Subject to Change!

Class	Topic	Pages	Assignment
1	Introduction to Environmental Law	3-41	Read for First Class Session - Aug. 24
2	Themes in Environmental Law	42-77
3	Common Law (nuisance)	103-199
4	Toxic Torts and Causation	Chapter 4
5	Clean Air Act	Chapter 11
6	Clean Water Act	620-675
7	National Environmental Policy Act *Garrison Diversion Handout	471-528
8	Endangered Species Act	775-815
9	Toxic Substances Control Act Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act	678-711;  <//span><//span>818-836
10	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	845-885
11	Comprehensive Environmental Response Cleanup and Liability Act	886-930;  48-954
12	Public Resource Management	1179-1215

Presentations: Students will present a 10 minute presentation on a current event topic of their choice (approved by instructor). Topic should be identified by October 19^th.  A two page outline of the presentation is due November 16^th.  Presentations will be made during class on November 30 and December 7^th.  Presentation will comprise 15% of the student’s grade.

Final Exam: One final written exam will comprise 80% of the student’s grade in this course.  The exam will be available at 6pm on Sunday, December 13, 2009 and must be submitted to the instructor by 6pm on Monday, December 14, 2009.  Exam should be submitted to Tnorgard@vogellaw.com in Word, Wordperfect or Adobe .pdf format. 

Class Participation: Each student is expected to read assigned material and participate in class. Class participation will make up 5% of student’s grade in the class.

Questions? Tami Norgard 701-356-6309 Tnorgard@vogellaw.com