Natural Resources Law: A Place-Based Book of Problems and Cases - Sixth Edition - Christine A. Klein

Natural Resources Law: A Place-Based Book of Problems and Cases, Sixth Edition Christine A. Klein

ISBN: 9798894108414

Natural Resources Law, Sixth Edition

Natural Resources Law, Sixth Edition, takes a place-based approach to exploring the laws, policies, and institutions governing the use and management of natural resources. It examines how individuals, businesses, and local, state, tribal, and federal governments interact with water, air, land, wildlife, minerals, forests, parks, and other resources.

Each chapter opens with a map identifying the location of the featured cases, while judicial opinions begin with contextual narratives and photographs that connect legal principles to the places and disputes involved. The book organizes readings into manageable assignments and accommodates a variety of teaching approaches. Chapter discussion problems connect legal doctrine to contemporary policy issues, while standalone sections present relevant statutes and regulations for easy reference.

New to the 6th Edition

• Expanded coverage of climate change, tribal rights, and contemporary natural resource conflicts.
• Updated discussion of federal energy policy on public lands following the transition from the Biden to the Trump administration.
• Substantially revised introductory chapter exploring climate change, environmental justice, and fragmented governance.
• Major revisions to the chapter on administrative law and environmental review, addressing the end of Chevron deference, the rescission of CEQ NEPA regulations, and emerging proposals for permitting reform and streamlined environmental review on public lands, particularly for renewable energy projects.
• Removal of the chapters on wetlands and streams and Fifth Amendment takings, allowing those subjects to be addressed in other environmental, water, and property law courses.
• New principal cases, including Held v. State, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Bennett v. Spear, Healthy Gulf v. U.S. Department of the Interior, Stronghold v. United States, and Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. United States.
• New and revised discussion problems addressing:
  • Invasive species and the meaning of “natural” in natural resources law.
  • Endangered Species Act listing decisions through case studies involving wolverines and sage-grouse.
  • The statutory and regulatory framework governing wildlife protection.
  • Climate change and water resources.

Key Features and Benefits

• Place-based learning: Uses maps, photographs, and contextual narratives to bring natural resource disputes, judicial decisions, and policy debates to life.
• Broad national coverage: Addresses traditional public lands issues alongside natural resource topics relevant to students across the country.
• Practical discussion problems: Features factually detailed exercises in every chapter, based on contemporary disputes and policy issues.
• Flexible teaching structure: Combines manageable reading assignments, standalone statutory and regulatory materials, and policy-focused problems to support different instructional approaches.

Natural Resources Law: A Place-Based Book of Problems and Cases 2026 Sixth Edition Christine A. Klein
ISBN: 9798894108414, 979-8894108414, 979-8-8941-0841-4, 979-8-89410-841-4

Christine A. Klein
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