A new posting on the Environmental Law Prof Blog by Professor Robin Craig focuses on a decision by the Texas Court of Appeals confirming that “implementation of the Edward Aquifer Act resulted in a constitutional ‘taking’ of landowners’ property rights in groundwater.”
Read MoreFrom June 17-28, 2013, Robin Craig, professor of law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, was Vermont Law School’s first summer distinguished environmental law visitor.
Read MoreOn July 2, Professor Robert Keiter was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. The grant will support research regarding the legal requirements applicable to federal-state land exchanges, identifying the existing barriers to exchanges, and setting the stage for a comprehensive analysis of the legal reforms needed to facilitate large federal-state exchanges.
Read MoreProfessor Robin Craig has authored two blogs for World Oceans Day on June 8.
Read MoreProfessor Robert Keiter will read from and sign copies of his new book, “To Conserve Unimpaired: The Evolution of the National Park Idea,” on June 6 at 7 p.m. at the 15th Street Gallery (1519 S. 1500 E.) in Salt Lake City. The reading will be preceded by a 6 p.m. reception and is free and open to the public.
Read MoreIn a Salt Lake Tribune article, Craig explains that the public trust doctrine is a long-established concept that maintains certain natural resources, including lakes, shorelines, and riverbeds remain public domain because of the important role they play in commerce.
Read MoreProfessor Robin Craig has been selected as one of Vermont Law School’s four Distinguished Environmental Scholars for Summer 2013. From July 14-27, she will serve as the sustainable agriculture and food systems scholar, working with Vermont’s new Agriculture and Food Systems Center.
Read MoreProfessor Robert Keiter was elected vice president and president-elect of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF) at the Foundation’s annual trustee meeting in Newport Beach, California on July 18, 2012.
Read MoreAfter visiting at the S.J. Quinney College of Law during the spring semester of 2012, environmental law scholar Robin Kundis Craig has joined the faculty as a tenured professor of law.
Read MoreJohn Ruple (JD ’04) joined the Wallace Stegner Center at the College of Law as our first research associate in April 2012.
Read MoreWith the passage of another year, the Stegner Center continues on its growth trajectory, both in terms of new people and programs. As reflected in the ensuing pages, our new activities are extensive while our existing programs continue apace.
Read MoreTAO Lei, deputy director and assistant professor of the Research Institute of Environment and Resources Law at Hohai University in Nanjing, China, will be a visiting research fellow at the College of Law from Aug. 3, 2012 until Aug. 5, 2013.
Read More