Materials
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- File Formats
- My Course Reserves (E-Reserves) and Readings
- Help
- Lecture Materials (Listing of all Lecture Notes, Handouts, and other required materials.)
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File Formats
All unit handouts, lecture notes, PowerPoint® presentation, E-reserve files and other files are available in Portable Document Format (PDF) unless otherwise indicated and require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader® which is available by clicking on the following link: Adobe Acrobat Reader. PowerPoint and Microsoft Word files are may also be viewed in the PPT or MSWord viewers, which are available from Microsoft's Download Center. Click on the following link to download the PPT Viewer: PowerPoint Viewer 2003. Click on the following link to download the MSWord Viewer: Microsoft Word Viewer 2003.
E-Reserves and Readings
Many of the following reading materials listed are available through N.C. State University's E-reserves. Click on the following link to go to the E-reserve's section for this course: ARE 309 E-Reserves (Select ARE 309 and then select " Feitshans, Theodore).
Important Note: Students must either access E-Reserve materials through an on-campus machine or through the NCSU libraries website by logging in with their Unity ID and Password when prompted before accessing an E-Reserve material. Students may also find E-Reserve materials for this and other courses by clicking on the link and logging into "My Course Reserves" on the NCSU libraries website.
Help
If you have questions or concerns regarding the following assignments or materials please e-mail the instructor, Ted Feitshans at ted_feitshans@ncsu.edu. Technical assistance may be also be obtained by contacting Brandon King at brandon_king@ncsu.edu.
Lecture Materials
***Please note that additional cases and readings may be assigned during the semester other than those listed below. Please refer to your course schedule to determine which units will be covered in class.***
Unit 1
Introduction, Administrative Matters, and Final Project
- How
to Analyze a Case [PDF, 13kb]
- Unit 1 Handout
- Unit
1 Lecture Notes
- Biography [PDF, 8kb]
- Environmental Site Assessment Example [PDF, 465kb]
- Environmental Liability for Alabama Agricultural Landowners [PDF, 430kb]
Unit 2
Sources of Law
- Unit 2 Handout
- Unit
2 Lecture Notes
- Unit
2 - Sources of Law: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Unit 2 - Sources of
Law
(PowerPoint File)
- Unit 2 - How to Find Laws (PDF)
- Unit 2 - How to Find Laws
(PowerPoint File)
- State v. Adams (PDF, 6kb)
- State
v. Adams Model Case Analysis (PDF, 12kb)
Complete and submit your case analysis first before looking at this model.
Unit 3
Regulation Legislation, and the Political Process
- Unit 3 Handout
- Unit
3 Lecture Notes
- Unit
3 - Administrative Law Basics: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Unit 3 - Administrative
Law Basics
(PowerPoint File)
- Analysis of the Bradley Case (PDF)
Unit 4
Conflict Resolution: Administrative, Judicial,
Mediation
& Arbitration
- Unit 4 Handout
- Unit 4 Lecture Notes
- Unit
4B Lecture Notes: Court Systems
- Unit
4 - Conflict Resolution: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Unit 4 - Conflict
Resolution
(PowerPoint File)
- Unit 4 - Federal and State Court
Systems: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Unit 4 - Federal and State Court Systems
(Powerpoint File)
Unit 5
Common Law Solutions/Nuisance/Economic Basis
For Modification of the Common Law
- Unit 5 Handout
- Unit
5 Lecture Notes
- Unit
5 - Common Law Solutions to Environmental Problems:
PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Unit 5 - Common Law
Solutions to Environmental Problems
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 6
National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA)/SEPA
- Unit 6 Handout
- Unit
6 Lecture Notes
- Unit
6 - NEPA: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Unit 6 - NEPA
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 7
Constitutional limitations: Regulatory Takings
- Unit 7 Handout
- Unit
7 Lecture Notes
- Unit
7 - Constitutional Limitations : PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Unit 7 - Constitutional Limitations (PowerPoint File)
Unit 8
Risk Management Concepts and Practices
- Unit 8 Handout
- Unit
8 Lecture Notes
- Unit
8 - Risk Management Concepts and Practices:
PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Unit 8 - Risk Management
Concepts and Practices:
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 9
Contaminated Real Property/ Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA/Superfund)
- Unit 9 Handout
- Unit
9 Lecture Notes
- Unit
9 - CERCLA; Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites: PowerPoint
Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 9 - CERCLA; Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites (PowerPoint File)
Unit 10
Hazardous waste: Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) as
amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA)
- Unit 10 Handout
- Unit 10 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 10 - Hazardous Waste
Management: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Unit 10 - Hazardous
Waste Management
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 11
Solid Waste Disposal: Economic Challenges
- Unit 11 Handout
- Unit 11 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 11 - Solid Waste Disposal:
PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 11 - Solid
Waste Disposal
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 12
Underground Storage Tanks
- Unit 12 Handout
- Unit 12 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 12 - Underground Storage
Tanks: PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 12 - Underground
Storage Tanks
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 13
Economic Poisons: The Regulation of Pesticides: The
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA)
- Unit 13 Handout
- Unit 13 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 13 - Regulation of Pesticides:
PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 13 - Regulation
of Pesticides
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 14
Toxic Substances
- Unit 14 Handout
- Unit 14 Lecture Notes
- Unit 14 - Toxic Substance Control:
PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 14 - Toxic Substance
Control
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 15
Community Right-to-Know, Risk Management & Environmental
Protection
- Unit 15 Handout
- Unit 15 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 15 - EPCRA: PowerPoint
Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 15 - EPCRA
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 16
Occupational Safety and Health
- Unit 16 Handout
- Unit 16 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 16 - OSHA: PowerPoint
Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 16 - OSHA (PowerPoint File)
Unit 17
Clean Water: Point Source
Control
- Unit 17 Handout
- Unit 17 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 17 - Point Source Control:
PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 17 - Point
Source Control
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 18
Clean Water: Nonpoint Source
Control
- Unit 18 Handout
- Unit 18 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 18 - Nonpoint Source
Control: PowerPoint
Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 18 - Nonpoint
Source Control
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 19
Safe Drinking Water
- Unit 19 Handout
- Unit 19 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 19 - Safe Drinking
Water: PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 19 - Safe
Drinking Water
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 20
Wetlands Protection
- Unit 20 Handout
- Unit 20 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 20 - Regulation of
Wetlands: PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 20 - Regulation
of Wetlands
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 21
Preserving Biodiversity: Endangered Species; Germ
Plasm Banking
- Unit 21 Handout
- Unit 21 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 21 - Endangered Species:
PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 21 -
Endangered Species
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 22
Clean Air: Tradable Permits and Other Market-Based
Solutions
- Unit 22 Handout
- Unit 22 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 22 - Clean Air Act
of 1970: PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 22 - Clean
Air Act of 1970
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 23
Land Preservation, Land Use
Management, and Preservation of Agricultural,
Forestry, and Tourism Resources
- Unit 23 Handout
- Unit 23 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 23 - Overview of Land
Preservation Tools: PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 23 -
Overview of Land Preservation Tools
(PowerPoint File)
Unit 24
International Environmental
Law
- Unit 24 Handout
- Unit 24 Lecture
Notes
- Unit 24 - International
Environmental Law: PowerPoint Presentation
(PDF)
- Unit 24 - International
Environmental Law
(PowerPoint File)
