PSC 272 - The Environment, Energy, and US Politics

Course Units: 1

(Not offered in 2015-16) Examination of how politics and policymaking affect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we live on. This course will explore key U.S. environmental issues and their scientific underpinnings as well as the connections between these issues and our collective use of natural resources. The relevance of environmental policy to community life will be explored via local field trips to wastewater and drinking water facilities, waste management and energy facilities, government agencies and the State Capitol.