Highlights causes of excessive environmental pollution and tools for controlling it through economic analysis, values of preservation, and distribution of costs and benefits from environmental protection programs. Prereq., ECON 1000 or 2010. Restricted to nonmajors. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 4545. Approved for arts and sciences CORE curriculum: contemporary societies. Prerequisites: Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.