Robert W. Adler

University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

332 S. 1400 East Room 101

Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730

United States

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1.

Plastics and the Limits of U.S. Environmental Law

Harvard Environmental Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 1, Forthcoming 2023, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 494
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 18 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2022
Robert W. Adler and Carina E. Wells
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Revisiting the Colorado River Compact: Time for a Change?

Journal of Land, Resource and Environmental Law, Forthcoming, U of Utah Legal Studies Paper No. 08-01
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 Feb 2008
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Colorado River, Colorado River Compact, Colorado River Basin, interstate compacts, water resources, water supplies, climate change, global warming, hydrology, Bureau of Reclamation

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Climate Change and the Hegemony of State Water Law

Stanford Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2010
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 25 May 2010
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Climate change, global warming, adaptation, climate change adaptation, water, water law, federalism, environmental federalism

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Environmental Crimes: Raising the Stakes

George Washington Law Review, Vol. 59, No. 4, 1991
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 12 Oct 2010
Robert W. Adler and Charles Lord
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Unfunded Mandates and Fiscal Federalism: A Critique

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 50, p. 1137, 1997
Number of pages: 121 Posted: 05 Oct 2010
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Making America A Better Place for All: Sustainable Development Recommendations for the Biden Administration

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 51, No. 4, 2021, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 21-12, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 437
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2021
John C. Dernbach, Scott Schang, Robert W. Adler, Karol Boudreaux, John Bouman, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Kimberly Brown, Mikhail Chester, Mark Dorosin, Michael Gerrard, Stephen Herzenberg, Samuel Markolf, Corey Malone-Smolla, Jane Nelson, Uma Outka, Tony Pipa, Alexandra Phelan, LeRoy Paddock, Jonathan D. Rosenbloom, William Snape, Anastasia Telesetsky, Gerald Torres, Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner and Audra Wilson
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Wake Forest University - School of Law, University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law, Landesa, Legal Action Chicago, Feeding America, United States Agency for International Development, Arizona State University (ASU) - Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Columbia University - Law School, Keystone Research Center, University of California, Merced, Feeding America, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), University of Kansas - School of Law, Brookings Institution, Johns Hopkins University - Bloomberg School of Public Health, George Washington University - Law School, Albany Law School, American University - Washington College of Law, California Polytechnic State University, Yale Law School, University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and Shriver Center on Poverty Law
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sustainable development goals; SDG; sustainable development; climate change; Biden Administration; poverty; COVID-19; inequality; partnerships; environmental protection, poverty, hunger, infrastructure, education, justice, decent work, hunger, health

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Resilience, Restoration, and Sustainability: Revisiting the Fundamental Principles of the Clean Water Act

Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 32, p. 139, 2010
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2013
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Clean Water Act, CWA, water, waters, waters of the United States, water pollution, resilience, sustainability, nonpoint source pollution, restoration, biological integrity

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The Two Lost Books in the Water Quality Trilogy: The Elusive Objectives of Physical and Biological Integrity

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Sep 2010
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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An Ecosystem Perspective on Collaboration for the Colorado River

Nevada Law Review, September 2008, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-13
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 19 Sep 2008
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Adaptive Management, Colorado River, Collaboration, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Glen Canyon, Grand Canyon, Prior appropriation

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Balancing Compassion and Risk in Climate Adaptation: U.S. Water, Drought and Agricultural Law

Florida Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Apr 2011
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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climate change, climate disruption, adaptation, water, water law, drought, drought law, agriculture, agricultural law

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Addressing Barriers to Watershed Protection

Environmental Law, Vol. 25, p. 973, 1995
Number of pages: 134 Posted: 12 Oct 2010
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Watersheds and the Integration of U.S. Water Law and Policy: Bridging the Great Divides

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 27 Sep 2010
Robert W. Adler and Michele Straube
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Drought, Sustainability, and the Law

Sustainability, Vol. 2, pp. 2176-2196, 2010
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Aug 2010
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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agriculture, climate change, drought, global warming, law, sustainability, vulnerability

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Atomizing the Clean Water Act: Ignoring the Whole Statute and Asking the Wrong Questions

Environmental Law, Forthcoming , University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 338
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 16 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2019
Robert W. Adler and Brian House
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Students
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Statutory construction, statutory interpretation, Clean Water Act

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Agriculture and Water Quality: A Climate-Integrated Perspective

37 Vermont Law Review 847-886 (2013), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 102
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 15 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2015
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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The Decline and (Possible) Renewal of Aspiration in the Clean Water Act

Washington Law Review, Vol. 88, 2013, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 100
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2015
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Changing the Law-Science Paradigm for Colorado River Restoration

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 22 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2013
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Law and Science, Colorado River, Restoration, Environmental Restoration

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Translational Ecology and Environmental Law

Environmental Law, publication expected 2020, Forthcoming, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 329
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 16 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2019
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Environmental Law, Translational Ecology, Law and Science

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Natural Resources and Natural Law Part II: The Public Trust Doctrine

University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 364
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2020
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Natural resources, natural law, public trust doctrine

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The Ancient Mariner of Constitutional Law: The Declining Role of Navigability

Washington University Law Review, Vol. 90, 2013, Forthcoming, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 1
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 19 Apr 2012
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Water Law

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In Defense of Nepa: The Case of the Legacy Parkway

Journal of Land, Resources & Environmental Law, Vol. 26, 2006
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Feb 2015
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Letting Nature Work in the Pacific Northwest: A Manual for Protecting Ecosystem Services Under Existing Law

Center for Progressive Reform White Paper No. 1304
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 Apr 2013
Robert W. Adler, Robert L. Glicksman, Dan Rohlf, Robert R. M. Verchick and Ling-Yee Huang
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law, George Washington University - Law School, Lewis & Clark College Paul L Boley Library, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and Independent
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ecosystem services, adaptive management, flooding, floodplains, Clean Water Act, biological criteria, ecological integrity, water quality standards, designated uses, public trust doctrine, takings, Fifth Amendment, National Flood Insurance Program

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Toward Comprehensive Watershed-Based Restoration and Protection for Great Salt Lake

Utah Law Review, No. 1, p. 99, 1999
Number of pages: 106 Posted: 30 Sep 2010
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Natural Resources and Natural Law Part I: Prior Appropriation

University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 244, Forthcoming 60 William & Mary Law Review ___ (2018)
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 16 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 05 Apr 2018
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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natural resources, natural law, prior appropriation, public lands, public trust doctrine, civil disobedience, grazing

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Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in the United States: The Clean Water-Energy-Climate Nexus

Geo. Wash. Journal of Energy and Environmental Law 1-21 (Summer 2013), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 103
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2015
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Priceline for Pollution: Auctions to Allocate Public Pollution Control Dollars

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 34, No. 3, p. 745, 2010
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 26 May 2010
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Auctions, Auction Theory, Pollution, Pollution Control, Environmental Protection, Pollution Control Markets

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A Unified Theory of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

Case Western Reserve Law Review, Forthcoming, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 522
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 21 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2022
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Clean Water Act, navigability, navigable waters, Waters of the United States,

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Royal C. Gardner: Lawyers, Swamps, and Money: U.S. Wetland Law, Policy, and Politics

J. Environ. Stud. Sci, November 2011, DOI: 10.1007/s13412-011-0048-6
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 20 Feb 2015
Robert W. Adler
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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