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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.
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