This course is about everything environmental. That is, it cuts across the body of the environmental media statutes and goes to the heart of the law -- enforcement. Permits and rules are mainly technical, and (except for rule-making litigation and legal transactions) enforcement is mostly where the lawyer reigns. So we will not focus so much on details of the media programs other than what happens after a violation. We'll cover such topics as EPA priorities, enforcement theories, overfiling, reporting, investigations, civil penalties, injunctions, citizen suits, remediation and white collar criminal prosecution. Classes will be lecture, case discussions from a text, and team hypothetical problem solving and presentations. The course will be taught by Stan Millan with the Jones Walker Law Firm. Professor Millan plans to invoke a rule penalizing students for lack of preparation (which counts as part of grade) and/or excessive absenteeism (3 or more classes). The plan is to teach the course jointly at Tulane with Loyola College of Law students. (2 Credits)
Fall 2019
Stan Millan
Environmental & Energy Law
Litigation & Procedure
Regulation