Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 5. Covers some of major recent debates within fields of environmental studies and environmental geography. Definition of key terms and exploration of history and evolution of environmental policymaking, with focus mainly on U.S. Focus on current hot topics in field including Anthropocene, clean energy transitions, and Green New Deal. Students delve deeper into topic of interest by working with group to put together final presentation. P/NP or letter grading.