Environmental Law

Course: EVSP411 – Environmental Policy, Regulation and Law

Brief assignment description: Write a 5-7 page essay (excluding title page and references) on the following:  Pick ONE environmental law or regulation, explain its history, purpose and goals in detail, and evaluate its successes and failures since enactment. Use subsequent court and legislative events, as well as information from the internet and/or printed literature, to help in your evaluation.

The Clean Water Act will be used as an example for the following guidance. In addition, the following assistance is based primarily on APUS library resources; however other research options are available and can be used successfully.

/). Assignment Instructions

Needed Information Literacy Skills

Related Library Resources and Classroom Resources

The Clean Water Act is used here for demonstration purposes only. Students are free to chose any international, national, state or local law or regulation mentioned in class. If unsure whether the choice is appropriate or not, please contact the instructor for approval.

Identify topic of paper

· Choosing a topic: http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2323

· Review Classroom Lessons, Forums and Assignments for laws and regulations

Use the APUS Library’s databases to find at least five scholarly articles that were published on the Clean Water Act. Locate scholarly articles that cover:

history

purpose and goals

successes and failures

court cases

legislative events

Access needed information effectively and efficiently.

· Identify best databases

· Identify and refine keywords for topic

· Access full text

· Determine whether articles are scholarly or not

· Research Guide: http://apus.libguides.com/environmental_science (best databases found on the Articles/Journals tab); Google Scholar is also available here, in addition to a treasure chest of library FAQ’s.

· A good database to start with is Summon

http://apus.summon.serialssolutions.com/#1/

· Choosing effective keywords http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2316

· How to limit to full text http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2187

· What does “scholarly” mean? http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/44354

· What’s the best way to save articles for later? http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2357

· Review Classroom Lessons Reading and Resources location for recommended scholarly websites

· How to evaluate a website for scholastic quality

http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2170

· Tips on finding a good website

http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2287

Write a 5-page essay using the class template, properly incorporating the sources that you found during your research to avoid plagiarism. You will use APA format.

Use information effectively to ensure all requirements in the directions are completed.

Communicates clearly and with a style that reflects a senior level college class.

Demonstrates an understanding of intellectual property, copyright, and fair use of copyrighted material

Selects an appropriate documentation style and uses it consistently to cite sources

· The Writing/Citing tab of the research guide links to the Writer’s Reference Center, as well as the APA style guide and science communication ebooks.

· Writing@APUS is a good place for help with grammar, organization, formatting and other aspects of academic writing.

· What is plagiarism? http://apus.libanswers.com/writing/faq/2204

· How can I check my work for plagiarism? http://apus.libanswers.com/writing/faq/2391

· Paraphrasing/quoting examples: http://apus.libanswers.com/writing/faq/2389

· Why do I need to cite my sources? http://apus.libanswers.com/writing/faq/103152

· Recommended citation management tools, to make citation formatting easier: http://apus.libanswers.com/writing/faq/109400