This casebook provides a survey of the laws governing human uses of nature. It organizes the law into those covering common resources, privately-owned resources, and publicly-owned resources. It investigates the manner in which environmental laws apply to nature's resources. It explores issues...

This paper provides a progress report on state laws and programs for protecting environmental flows of water in the states of the Rocky Mountain West. Included are the programs in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona

We are now depleting more water annually in the Colorado River basin than is reliably available. Growing shortages will likely lead to increased conflict in the basin. This paper offers possible elements for a negotiated agreement to avoid prolonged litigation and bring water uses back into...

This paper examines the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Arizona v. California. It sets the context for the dispute, examines the legal arguments presented by the two states, looks in depth at the Special Master's Report, and discusses the Supreme Court decision. The article critiques the...