The Department of from Louisiana State University faculty and researchers are experts in a wide variety of soil, aquatic, plant, atmospheric, and social sciences, including: air, soil, and water quality & monitoring, environmental management, environmental health & bioremediation of toxic and hazardous substances, environmental & genetic toxicology, environmental law & policy, resource sustainability and decision making, environmental communications, geographic information science, and remote sensing. 

The Department’s course offerings reflect the priority areas identified by the 2003 National Science Foundation’s report on environmental research and education. These are: 

• Biophysical Systems (Coupled Biological and Physical Systems)
• Environmental Planning and Management (Coupled Human and Natural Systems)
• Environmental Assessment and Analysis (Coupled People and Technology)