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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Law School, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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