Environmental Science & Policy 218 - Colloquium: Environmental Policy
Colq: Environmental Policy
Fall
2025
01
4.00
Alexander Richard Barron
M W 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Smith College
ENV-218-01-202601
Seelye 302
abarron@smith.edu
Why has the U.S. Congress failed to address so many environmental issues since the heyday of the 1970s? What can the current administration do on climate and environmental justice without Congress? Where is environmental policy being made if not in Congress? This course explores the political, economic, legal, ethical and institutional dimensions of the environmental policy making process. The focus is on understanding policy-making systems at a range of scales and how to influence and improve them. Prerequisite: ENV 101 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 25.
[CE] ENV 101