Energy Law (Welton)
Additional Information
Skills Training
None
Grading
20% Participation,
80% Exam
Exam
Short Answer,
Essay,
In Class,
Open-Book
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can send you an email with instructions for accessing the recording for the class session(s) you missed.
- If you are absent, due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can ask for volunteers among your classmates to share their notes with you.
- If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can make PowerPoint slides or other class materials available to you.
Meeting Times/Location
MW 10:30AM - 11:50AM
Tanenbaum Hall 112
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
3.0
This course provides an introduction to U.S. energy law. The course is designed to give students a strong foundational understanding of how the law manages energy extraction, transportation, and delivery. Topics covered include oil and gas regulation, renewable energy permitting and siting, public utility law and rate regulation, electricity markets, energy justice, and the law of pipelines and transmission lines. Given the political salience of energy affordability and federal-state clashes over climate policy, our course will frequently work to situate current events within their legal frameworks to enrich students' understanding of energy law's importance to the national economy, national security, theories of federalism, and the environment.
In addition to mastering the substantive content, over the course of the semester students will: • Develop an understanding of competing theoretical justifications for energy regulation; • Learn tools to decipher, interpret, and apply the complex language and structure of energy law cases, statutes, commission orders, and policy documents; and • Come to appreciate the challenges facing the energy sector today and the potential legal mechanisms available to address these challenges.
Environmental Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of environmental law; Perform legal analysis in the context of environmental law; Communicate effectively on topics related to environmental law; Demonstrate an understanding of how environmental law affects other areas of law.
Administrative and Regulatory Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of administrative and regulatory law and the administrative process, including the role of statutory authorization and work of administrative agencies; Perform legal analysis in the context of administrative and regulatory law; Communicate effectively on topics related to administrative and regulatory law; Demonstrate an understanding of the role administrative and regulatory law play in our legal system and in society as a whole.