Faculty

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0FacultyKronk, ElizabethDean College of Law, ProfessorClimate Change, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Indian Law, Property
0FacultyRuple, JohnProfessor (Research), Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the EnvironmentEnergy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources, Public Lands, Water Law
EmeritusAdler, RobertProfessorAdministrative Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources, Water Law
0FacultyKeiter, RobertDistinguished ProfessorAdministrative Law, Climate Change, Constitutional Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources, Public Lands

News and Events

Ruple article on fossil fuel development featured by Environmental Law Reporter

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Research Professor John Ruple co-wrote an article with Jamie Gibbs Pluene and Nada Wolff Culver titled, A Road Map to Net-Zero Emissions For Fossil Fuel Development on Public Lands. Their article was selected as the featured Environmental Law Reporter (ELR) article of the month. It will be […]

Tanana joins Stegner Center as a research associate

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment welcomes Heather Tanana as a research associate. Tanana, a 2010 alumna of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, graduated with high honors and a certificate in environmental and natural resources law.  She holds a master’s degree in […]

Keiter travels to China to discuss national park system

China is home to a rich history of culture, traditions and breathtaking landmarks, but there’s one thing the country of 1.3 billion people doesn’t yet have: an organized national parks system. The country is hoping to change that, however, and University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Robert Keiter recently was among a […]

Craig interviewed by WalletHub about green cities

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Robin Craig was interviewed by WalletHub in an extensive study of green cities. See Craig’s responses here »

Navajo on Bears Ears Panel Discussion

7:00-9:00 p.m., S.J. Quinney College of Law Moot Courtroom The proclamation of Bears Ears National Monument in December 2016 emerged largely through the advocacy of a coalition of Native peoples that included the Navajo Nation. The designation has incited heated debates in Utah and across the United States. Join us for a screening of the […]

The Future of Indian Water Rights in the West

By Nils Lofgren for EDRBlog.org Water is an important and essential commodity for people living in the western United States today. Water is just as important for Indians living on reservation lands in the western states. As the importance of water increases a new trend has begun in the west, Indian tribes are creating settlements […]

Craig interviewed on Nebraska Public Radio about The End of Sustainability

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Robin Craig was interviewed on Nebraska Public Radio about her forthcoming book titled, “The End of Sustainability.” Click here to listen to the interview »

Ruple interviewed on ABC4 Utah about Trump’s executive order to review Antiquities Act

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Associate Professor John Ruple was interviewed on ABC4 Utah about Secretary Ryan Zinke’s visit to Utah and Trump’s executive order to review the Antiquities Act. Click here to watch the interview »

Wallace Stegner Center Lecture – Robin Kundis Craig

The End of Sustainability: Learning to Live with the Trickster in Natural Resources Management 12:15-1:30 p.m., S.J. Quinney College of Law Moot Courtroom, (Level 6) The time has come for us to collectively reexamine—and ultimately move past—the concept of sustainability in environmental and natural resources law and management. The continued invocation of sustainability in policy […]

Ruple quoted by media about Bears Ears National Monument

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Associate Professor John Ruple has been quoted by different media outlets about the Antiquities Act and Bears Ears National Monument. Salt Lake Magazine » Politifact »