This document provides an overview and introduction to the ENV 319 US Environmental Law and Politics course. It outlines the course instructor Ms. Asma Wasim and her contact information. It describes the key concepts to be covered in the course, including understanding how to achieve sustainability within existing legal frameworks and predicting environmental policy outcomes. It directs students to review course policies and materials and notifies them that while they can view the course early, participation is only allowed after the official start date. Students are also provided a link to review grading rubrics and directed to begin posting introductions in the Unit 1 discussion board.

1. Welcome To ENV
319 US Env Law and
Politics
BY
MS. ASMA WASIM
5/03/2021- 06/27/2021

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/le/content/752907/viewContent/12910354/View

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/lor/viewer/viewFile.d2lfile/409611/721,-1/

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!