Originally published in 1987, John D. Leshy presents this scholarly study of the 1872 Mining Law as a legal treatise and history of mining in the West from the point of view of mineral exploration and production. This mining law governed the United States mining practice yet had never been changed. The Mining Law attempts to highlight the role of policy and government as well as the more obscure elements of the law which complicated mining practice in the eighties. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies and policy makers.

Originally published in 1987, John D. Leshy presents this scholarly study of the 1872 Mining Law as a legal treatise and history of mining in the West from the point of view of mineral exploration and production. This mining law governed the United States mining practice yet had never been changed. The Mining Law attempts to highlight the role of policy and government as well as the more obscure elements of the law which complicated mining practice in the eighties. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies and policy makers.

In recent times several "creation myths" have gained currency about how the United States government came to own and manage-for broad, mostly protective purposes-nearly one-third of the nation's land. Controversies such as President Trump's shrinking the boundaries of Grand Staircase Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments and the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon by a ragtag militia group protesting U.S. ownership have brought these myths to the forefront, suggesting that public lands are a kind of centrifugal force driving Americans apart. Over the nation's long history, however, the opposite has nearly always been the case. In this essay, John Leshy debunks the myths that have contributed to the often polarized character of contemporary discussions of the public lands. Recounting numerous episodes throughout American history, he demonstrates how public lands have generally served to unify the country, not divide it. Steps to safeguard these lands for all to enjoy have almost always enjoyed wide, deep, bipartisan support. Leshy argues that America's vast public lands are priceless assets, a huge success story, and a credit to the workings of our national government. But because these lands remain fully subject to the political process, each generation of Americans must effectively decide upon their future. This lecture was presented on March 14, 2018, at the 23rd annual symposium of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah.

This casebook is the authoritative introduction to public land and resources law. The eighth edition is completely updated, including thorough revisions of all chapters, considerable streamlining, and many new principal cases. The new edition increases emphasis on climate change, renewable energy, social justice (especially as it relates to Native Americans), Alaskan public lands, and other topics of contemporary interest. Professor Fischman's website law.indiana.edu/publicland/ uses the casebook outline to post new developments and supplemental materials. Readers will find there a rich assortment of supplemental materials such as maps and links to administrative records that can serve as research guides for students preparing papers.

This comprehensive casebook, now in a fully updated sixth edition, spans eastern and western water law and policy issues, focusing on the allocation, use and conservation of groundwater and surface water. The new edition retains its in-depth consideration of water institutions, expands its discussion of federal-state and interstate water relations, and sharpens its coverage of property rights claims and the public trust doctrine. It includes new U.S. Supreme Court cases, along with important recent decisions from other federal and state courts. The role of water law in climate change adaptation is considered throughout.

This is a compilation that contains the major statutes affecting federal public land and resources law. Though keyed to Coggins, Wilkinson, Leshy & Fischman's Federal Public Land and Resources Law, it can be used with any other casebook on the subject. The new 2014 Statutory Supplement broadens coverage in parallel with the new edition of the casebook. It now includes the Federal Power Act, the Geothermal Resources Act, the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.