Welcome To ENV 319 Environmental Law And

Environmental Sciences

1. Welcome To ENV 319 US Env Law and Politics By Ms. Asma Wasim 9/02/2024- 10/27/2024

2. Greetings & Welcome to ENV 319! Student will know about: How can businesses, governments, and public interest groups achieve environmental sustainability goals in legal and political contexts that were designed with other goals in mind? How to spot facts that give rise to compliance issues for businesses and other private parties under a full spectrum of federal environmental laws, and to identify opportunities for achieving broader sustainability goals within the constraints imposed by the law How to predict environmental law and policy outcomes and how to shape them adaptively in pursuit of sustainability goals in a fragmented system of governance that was designed to privilege special interests and to favor the status quo.

3. Meet Your Instructor My name is Asma Wasim, you can refer to me as Ms. Wasim and I am glad to be your instructor for this course. I am always available in discussion boards, emails and even by phone. Please email me if you want to discuss your grades and other questions of personal nature. General questions can b posted to the general discussion threads. You can read more about me at “My Instructor” menu where you can find information on my academic and professional achievements. I look forward to meet with you guys!

4. ENV 319 Course Description The main ideas that will discussed in the course are the following: Spot facts that trigger the requirements of major federal environmental statutes and their implementing regulations in the United States Predict environmental law and policy outcomes based on structural and functional features of the political system in which environmental laws and policies are made and implemented in the United States Identify viable strategies for influencing environmental law and policy outcomes based on structural and functional features of the political system in which environmental laws and policies are made and implemented in the United States Reach a defensible conclusion about the extent to which current federal environmental laws and policies are sufficient to enable the United States to achieve sustainability

5. Your To Do List Please Review the Following https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/le/content/752907/Home SNHU Participation Policy Welcome to your course! As you may have noticed, SNHU gives students access to their course before the start date of the term. You are able to view the course content and familiarize yourself with the discussion boards, milestones, projects, and other assignments during this time. You may view the course, but you cannot participate in the course until the official start of the term. This means you cannot contribute in the discussion board or submit an assignment before that time. Once the term starts, you may participate in all of the discussion boards and assignments as required. Thank you. Module 1 https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/lms/news/newedit.d2l?ou=1700026&newsId=7600679&Global=0

6. Rubrics and Guidelines A rubric is a tool that highlights what is required for the successful completion of an assignment. It is designed to ensure that you have a clear understanding of what you must do to succeed on an assignment, and it gives the instructor a concrete way to evaluate your work. Rubrics also ensure that instructors are looking for the same elements across all the submissions for a particular assignment, making sure that you and your classmates are being graded according to the same expectations. Nearly every assignment you have at SNHU will include a rubric to assist in grading. You should review any supporting rubrics before you begin working on an assignment. Remember: Rubrics exist to help you succeed! https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/le/content/1700026/viewContent/34848354/View

7. General Discussion General questions If you have questions or concerns about the course, information related to the course, or something that relates to the current module but is not necessarily related to a current discussion, please post it in this discussion. Course Schedule https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/le/content/752907/Home https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/le/content/636934/viewContent/11640180/View

8. Are you ready to get started! When you are ready go ahead, start posting in the Unit 1 discussion. Just click on the discussion board link on the left menu of the course page. This is a great ice breaker where you will meet with your fellow classmates and I will have a chance to learn about you, too. Remember this is your classroom and you can post anytime throughout the term here!