Administrative Law for Environmental Lawyers

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This course provides a basic overview of the federal Administrative Procedure Act and explains the role of federalism in carrying out national environmental law and policy. The course will take students from the basics of "what is a regulation" through judicial review of rule-making. The course will cover key provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, the role of the non-delegation doctrine, administrative rule-making, administrative adjudication and judicial review of agency action and inaction. The course will cover some of the major cases in administrative law, including Chevron v NRDC and Mass. v. EPA. The course will also address the importance of the access to information in rule-making processes by highlighting the role of the Freedom of Information Act. The course will also discuss the role of the National Environmental Policy Act in agency action and decision-making.