ESM 430-1W
Course Name
Workshop in Environmental Science and Management: CEQA/NEPA
This course is intended to build off other Bren courses and focus on current issues pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). The instructor will also provide an overview of the statutes to support the case illustrations that will be discussed in class. For case studies the instructor has selected local issues involving threats from on- and offshore oil development, as well as forest management. The instructor will discuss the application of NEPA and CEQA to these issues, and provide examples of how the public can invoke the requirements of NEPA and CEQA to ensure that environmental concerns are considered by decision-makers. Students will also be given the opportunity to work in small break-out groups to do hypothetical exercises in order to apply the material being presented. In addition to the lecture, the instructor will provide related optional reading materials.
Course Syllabus: Winter 2025