Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify sources and legal foundations of environmental law; explain the litigation process including the concept of standing; outline the history of the development of environmental law and the concept of environmental justice; apply management principles to environmental law; explain the relationship of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to environmental law; compare and contrast National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with other environmental laws; define the nature of waters covered by the Clean Water Act (CWA) and explain the procedures for the CWA permit system; describe the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); identify technology-based standards applicable under federal environmental law; outline and research major provisions of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); research and describe the technological standards applicable to the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit Program and an Operating Permit Program; list four characteristics of hazardous waste; outline key elements of the Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA) inventory and chemical identity; summarize the history of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and how it differs from other federal environmental acts, including substances covered by FIFRA; compare and contrast the focus of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and other environmental acts; defend the importance of the emergency planning component of EPCRA; illustrate the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting requirements; and list types of laws that are considered natural resource laws.