Environmental Law & Policy Class POL 328 for WVWC

You will have one extra class period for each reading assignment this upcoming week. I wrote it out in detail below. Adjusted Reading Assignments: For class on Tuesday, Jan 16. Please read (or review) the assignment from Thursday, Jan 12. This assignment is listed as follows. Pre-class reading assignment: Plater, Environmental Law and Policy: Nature, Law, & Society (afterwards referred to as “Text”) Read Chapter 10, pages 419-432. Please pay careful attention to Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hiram Hill , pages 425-428. (Please note these page numbers are from Edition 5. You will need to read Chapter 10: Roadblock Statutory Strategies and the Endangered Species Act. Introduction (skip the Delaney Clause), A Fish, A Dam and ESA Section 7, and the lightly review the comments and questions. (Do not read another case after the TVA v. Hill Case). For class on Thursday, Jan 18, please read the following material originally scheduled for Jan 16: Reading Assignment: Chapt

Edition 4 of Plater's Environmental Law and Policy will be the official text of the class. The instructor will copy any different pages between Edition 4 and 5 on blackboard for student review.

Attend an event for 10 extra credit points on a daily assignment. Wednesday, Jan 10, 2018 at 6 PM, Buckhannon Watershed Association, in Reemsnyder 331. Come learn about stream monitoring and other issues. (Application to Class: The Clean Water Act) Thursday, Jan 11, 2018 at 4 PM, The City of Buckhannon Water Board Meeting, Public Meeting They will be discussing the final pipeline agreement with Dominion Energy. The Meeting is held in City Hall, in the City Council Chambers, at 70 E. Main St., Buckhannon, WV 26021. (off campus) (Application to Class: Energy Law & The Clean Water Act) Note: Please submit a screenshot of the agenda to the instructor's email for credit.

Jan 11, 2018  Class 2: The Endangered Species Act Introduction to the American Court System Project 1- Public Comment on a Regulation Pre-class reading assignment: Plater, Environmental Law and Policy: Nature, Law, & Society (afterwards referred to as “Text”) Read Chapter 10, pages 419-432. Please pay careful attention to Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hiram Hiram Hill , pages 425-428. Additional required reading EPA BASICS https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/basics-regulatory-process Endangered Species http://www.hcn.org/articles/endangered-species-politics-replace-science-at-the-us-fish-and-wildlife-service Project 1- Read and Follow “Tips for Submitting Effective Comments” https://www.regulations.gov/docs/Tips_For_Submitting_Effective_Comments.pdf Then Pick Either: Free & Restricted Percentages for 2017-2018 Cranberries Grown in the State of Massachusetts, et. al.  (Comment due to Gov’t on Feb 1, 2018. Due in Class on Jan 23, 2018) Link: https://

Welcome to Mrs. Benjamin's Environmental Law & Policy Class, POL 328, at West Virginia Wesleyan College. This blog will be a place for me to communicate in depth with you about details of our course outside of class. Please make sure to visit it regularly for updates during the semester. I'm excited to start this academic adventure with you!