UCLA is very lucky to have professor Boyd. He is such a passionate, engaging professor and it's really obvious that he is good at what he does (environmental law). The class itself is pretty chill in the sense that there isn't much work, but it definitely isn't an easy class. I don't fault Boyd for that, as environmental law can be difficult to grasp for undergrads who have never taken a law class before.
Your grade is made up of two homework assignments, one midterm, and one final.
For the homework, you have to read two statutes and answer some specific questions about them. The first statute assignment was really difficult, and many people did poorly. However, being the fair professor that he is, Professor Boyd made the second one a lot more doable, and there was even extra credit on it.
The midterm was tricky, and he made ours completely multiple choice. You really need to know your stuff, as there are so many little details about environmental law that you need to remember. Our midterm was only 40 questions, so you couldn't miss too many.
The final was mostly multiple choice, but there were also a few short answer questions. I found the short answer questions very fair, and some of them were kinda freebies (Rachel Carson questions, for example).
Boyd truly wants you to succeed, and if you are ever concerned about your grade, talk to him! Seriously, he will listen and actually take your concerns seriously. He is by far one of the most generous professors I have ever met or had at UCLA. I legit got a D- on the midterm and a C- on the final, as law is just something I struggle with. Straight scale, I had a C- in the class, but in the end I got a B-! Boyd bumped me up an entire 9 percent, which is insane, and I am so grateful to him. Seriously, I thought I was going to fail this class.
Even though this class is hard and I struggled, I would totally take it again, as Boyd is just that great. You won't regret taking this class!

Walked out of env 140 with a much greater understanding of the United States' history of environmental laws. I was able to apply the knowledge I learned in Boyd's class to an internship. Boyd has an amazing amount of professional work experience and he leads the Governor's Climate and Forest Task Force.

Funny and engaging lecturer. He is super helpful in office hours, too.

Personally, I think it's difficult to get an A in the course unless you regularly attend office hours. Even if you read the book religiously and never miss lecture, it's key to learn how he words his test questions. They can be a bit tricky.

Overall, solid prof and course.

words simply cannot describe the level of passion and approachability that professor boyd has. if he offered another class, i would happily take him in a heart beat, no questions asked. the professor is very engaging and the material learned, although it covers law and can sometimes be difficult, is taught in an understandable way. if you ever need help, go to his office hours! i got the lowest score on the first midterm but still managed with a B in the class. this is what the class consists of for more context for what the 10 weeks will entail.

two individual projects/write-ups on a statute: for us, it was on the clear air act and RICRA. not extremely hard, but can be confusing with the legal terminology, highly recommend going to the TAs office hours for more assistance since when i went, nobody was there so it was basically 1-on-1 learning.

midterm: like i said before, i legit got 20/40 on the midterm, but still managed a B in the class. Boyd is by far the most understanding and fair professor you will take so long as you demonstrate you want to learn.

final: multiple choice and fill in the blank covering everything in the class. make sure to study for this since some questions were straight from lecture, but some required additional thinking by taking concepts from one statute and applying it to another.

overall, whoever takes boyd will absolutely love him, his teaching, and his lectures. 75 minutes goes by extremely quick with him and his level of engagement. just wish he'd use a reusable water bottle that was the only negative about him :)