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2012-2014 Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
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CV 760 - Environmental Law

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course presents case law and regulations relating to all areas of environmental compliance needed by the practicing environmental engineer. Specific topics include common law liability issues; insurance; the rule-making process; the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); surface and groundwater regulations, including the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Oil Pollution Act; regulations relating to solid waste and recycling, and to hazardous wastes, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); laws relating to brownfields redevelopment; Sara Title III and community right-to-know laws; OSHA regulations; the Toxic Substances Control Act; Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations relating to shipments of wastes; the Clean Air Act (CAA); and laws relating to new source construction and major source operation permits. (prereq: graduate standing)



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