Sandra B. Zellmer

University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law

Missoula, MT 59812-0002

United States

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1.

Fish and Wildlife Management on Federal Lands: Debunking State Supremacy

Environmental Law, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2017
Number of pages: 126 Posted: 07 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2017
Martin Nie, Christopher Barns, Jonathan Haber, Julie Lurman Joly, Kenneth Pitt and Sandra B. Zellmer
W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Independent, Independent, Independent, Natural Resources Department, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, Montana. and University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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Wildlife, federalism, endangered species, federal public lands, natural resources, sovereignty, public trust

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Regulatory Blowout: How Regulatory Failures Made the BP Disaster Possible, and How the System Can Be Fixed to Avoid a Recurrence

U of Maryland Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-49, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 1685606
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 02 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2015
Alyson Flournoy, William L. Andreen, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Holly Doremus, Victor Byers Flatt, Robert L. Glicksman, Joel A. Mintz, Dan Rohlf, Amy Sinden, Rena I. Steinzor, Joseph P. Tomain, Sandra B. Zellmer and James Goodwin
University of Florida Levin College of Law, University of Alabama - School of Law, City University of New York - School of Law, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, George Washington University - Law School, Nova Southeastern University, Lewis & Clark College Paul L Boley Library, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, University of Cincinnati - College of Law, University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law and Center for Progressive Reform
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BP Oil Spill, Regulatory Policy, Natural Resources, Public Safety, OCSLA, NEPA, ESA, Precautionary Principle, Energy Policy

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Making Good Use of Adaptive Management

Center for Progressive Reform White Paper No. 1104, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2011-24
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2012
Holly Doremus, William L. Andreen, Alejandro E. Camacho, Daniel A. Farber, Robert L. Glicksman, Dale D. Goble, Bradley C. Karkkainen, Dan Rohlf, A. Dan Tarlock, Sandra B. Zellmer, Shana Jones and Ling-Yee Huang
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, University of Alabama - School of Law, University of California, Irvine, School of Law, Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources (CLEANR), University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, George Washington University - Law School, University of Idaho College of Law, University of Minnesota Law School, Lewis & Clark College Paul L Boley Library, Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law, University of Georgia and Independent
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adaptive management

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Climate, Energy, Justice: The Policy Path to a Just Transition for an Energy-Hungry America

U of Houston Law Center 2021-W-1
Number of pages: 100 Posted: 04 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2021
Victor Byers Flatt, Shalanda Helen Baker, Daniel A. Farber, Robert L. Glicksman, Alice Kaswan, Alexandra B. Klass, Christine A. Klein, Joel A. Mintz, Dan Rohlf, No Name, Joseph P. Tomain, Sandra B. Zellmer, Sarah Krakoff, Uma Outka, Dave Owen, Alejandro E. Camacho and Hannah Jacobs Wiseman
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Northeastern University - School of Law, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, George Washington University - Law School, University of San Francisco - School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Nova Southeastern University, Lewis & Clark College Paul L Boley Library, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cincinnati - College of Law, University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law, University of Colorado Law School, University of Kansas - School of Law, UC Law, San Francisco, University of California, Irvine, School of Law, Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources (CLEANR) and Penn State Law – University Park
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climate change, climate justice, energy, energy policy, climate policy, electricity, electricity policy, transportation

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Saving Savings Clauses from Judicial Preemption

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 29 Aug 2007
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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Federalism, Preemption, Regulation, Tort, Statutory Interpretation

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Throwing Precaution to the Wind: NEPA and the Deepwater Horizon Blowout

Journal of Energy and Environmental Law, 2011
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Feb 2011
Sandra B. Zellmer, Robert L. Glicksman and Joel A. Mintz
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law, George Washington University - Law School and Nova Southeastern University
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NEPA, Worst Case Analysis, Precautionary Principle, Oil Leasing, Categorical Exclusion

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Unbundling Property in Water

59 Alabama Law Review 679 (2008)
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 29 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2013
Sandra B. Zellmer and Jessica Harder
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law and Water Resources Research Initiative
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Property, Water, Regulatory Takings, Conversion, Metaphor, Web

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Mississippi River Stories: Lessons from a Century of Unnatural Disasters

Southern Methodist University Law Review, Vol. 60, p. 1471, 2007
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 29 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2008
Christine A. Klein and Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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Regulatory Takings, Flood Control, Water Resources, Land Use, Insurance, Disaster

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Reclaiming Global Environmental Leadership: Why the United States Should Ratify Ten Pending Environmental Treaties

Center for Progressive Reform White Paper No. 1201
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Jun 2012
Mary Jane Angelo, Rebecca M. Bratspies, David B. Hunter, John H. Knox, Noah Sachs and Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Florida Levin College of Law, City University of New York - School of Law, American University - Washington College of Law, Wake Forest University - School of Law, University of Richmond - School of Law and University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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albatrosses and petrels, Antarctic Liability Annex, Basel Convention, Biodiversity Convention, London Dumping Convention, Plant Genetic Resources Treaty, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Convention on the Law of the Sea

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The Anti-Speculation Doctrine and its Implications for Collaborative Water Management

Nevada Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Apr 2008
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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water, property, antitrust, speculation, marketing, prior appropriation

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Wilderness Preserves: Still Relevant and Resilient after All These Years

RESILIENCE AND LAW, Columbia Press, 2011
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Jun 2011
Sandra B. Zellmer and John M. Anderies
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law and School of Human Evolution and Social Change
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wilderness, climate, biodiversity, preservation, conservation, ecosystem services, adaptation

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Wilderness, Water, and Climate Change

Environmental Law, Vol. 42, No. 313, 2012
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 27 Jun 2012
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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Wilderness, Park, Water, Climate, Preservation, Mitigation, Adaptation

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Boom and Bust on the Great Plains: Déjà Vu All Over Again

Creighton Law Review, Vol. 41, p. 101, 2008
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Apr 2009
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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Water, Biofuels, Dust Bowl, Agriculture, Disaster

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Theodore Roosevelt: Of Mice and Men, Birds and Bison

Pioneers of Environmental Law (12 Tables Press 2020) (ed. Laitos), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Nov 2019
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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Roosevelt, Conservation, National Monuments, Antiquities Act, Wildlife, Refuges, Reserves, Withdrawals, Public Lands, Executive Power, Executive Orders, Separation of Powers

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Species Conservation and Recovery through Adequate Regulatory Mechanisms

Harvard Environmental Law Review, Vol. 44, 2020
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Sep 2019
Sandra B. Zellmer, Sam Panarella and Oliver Wood
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law, UMass Law School and University of Montana, Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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esa, biodiversity, conservation, endangered species, climate

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Takings, Torts, and Background Principles

52 Wake Forest L. Rev. 193 (2017)
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2017
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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Takings, Torts, Negligence, Nuisance, Public Trust, Intent, Substantial Certainty, Appropriation, Causation, Foreseeable, Flood, Coast, Floodplain, Fifth, Occupation

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Assessing Institutional Ability to Support Adaptive, Integrated Water Resources Management

Nebraska Law Review, Vol. 91, No. 805, 2013
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 05 Jun 2013
Christina Hoffman and Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Nebraska at Lincoln - College of Law and University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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Water Resources, adaptive management, prior appropriation, groundwater, institutions, social-ecologically linked systems

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Wilderness Management in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges

Environmental Law, Vol. 44, p. 497, 2014
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 28 Jun 2014
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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wilderness, national parks, wildlife refuges, park service, fish and wildlife service, wild, untrammeled

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A Critical 21st Century Role for Public Land Management: Conserving 30% of the Nation’s Lands and Waters Beyond 2030

54 Arizona State Law Journal, Forthcoming (2023), GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2022-57, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2022-57
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 12 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 03 May 2023
Sandra B. Zellmer and Robert L. Glicksman
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law and George Washington University - Law School
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executive order, agency discretion, planning, climate, public lands, ecosystem, conservation, biodiversity

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Why Resilience May Not Always Be a Good Thing: Lessons in Ecosystem Restoration from Glen Canyon and the Everglade

Nebraska Law Review, Vol. 87, p. 893, 2009
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 18 Jul 2009
Sandra B. Zellmer and Lance Gunderson
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law and Emory University - Department of Environmental Studies
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Resilience, Adaptive Management, Ecosystem Management, Restoration, Water, Endangered Species

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Restoring Beavers to Enhance Ecological Integrity in National Forest Planning

Nat. Res. & Env. (ABA-SEER) (2018)
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 06 May 2019
Sandra B. Zellmer, Sarah F. Bates and Jonah Brown
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law, Independent and University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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ecological integrity, restoration, forest planning, climate, wildlife, sustainability

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Improving Water Quality Antidegradation Policies

4 George Washington Journal of Energy & Environmental Law, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2013, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-45
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 12 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2013
Sandra B. Zellmer and Robert L. Glicksman
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law and George Washington University - Law School
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water pollution, water quality, Clean Water Act, anti-degradation, nondegradation, nonimpairment, public natural resource management, ecosystem integrity

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Mississippi River Tragedies: A Century of Unnatural Disaster

Mississippi River Tragedies: A Century of Unnatural Disaster (NYU Press 2014)
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Mar 2014
Christine A. Klein and Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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unnatural disaster, disaster law, national flood insurance policy, NFIP, levees and dams, Mississippi River, federal water policy, moral hazard, regulatory takings, environmental justice

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A Tale of Two Imperiled Rivers: Reflections from a Post-Katrina World

Florida Law Review, Vol. 59, No. 1, 2007
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Jul 2009
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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Federalism, Organic Act, Water Resources, River Management, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Disaster, Corps of Engineers

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Preemption by Stealth

Houston Law Review, Vol. 45, p. 1569, 2009
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 18 Jul 2009
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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federalism, preemption, statutory construction, separation of powers

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Treading Water While Congress Ignores the Nation's Environment

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 88, No. 5, pp. 2323-2398, 2013
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 20 Aug 2013
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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legislation, environmental law, gridlock, separation of powers, capture

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Charting a Course to Conserve 30% of Freshwaters by 2030

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 64, 2022
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 08 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2022
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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biodiversity, climate, resilience, sustainability, water, conservation, species, hydropower, riversCharting a Course to Conserve 30% of Freshwaters by 2030

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Waiving Federal Sovereign Immunity in Original Actions Between States

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 May 2019
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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federalism, federal courts, sovereign immunity, original actions, supreme court, water law, interstate apportionment, waiver

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The Fallacy of Judicial Supermajority Clauses in State Constitutions

47 U. Tol. L. Rev. 73 (2015)
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 02 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2017
Sandra B. Zellmer and Kathleen Miller
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law and University of Nebraska at Lincoln, College of Law, Students
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Keystone XL; Transcanada; Judicial Supermajority; Nondelegation; Progressive Era; Populist; William Jennings Bryan; Eminent Domain

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Mudslinging on the Missouri: Can Mud-Loving Species Survive the Clean Water Act?

Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, Vol. 15, 2011
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 14 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2013
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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ESA, CWA, Water Quality, Integrity, Jeopardy

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Mitigating Malheur’s Misfortunes: The Public Interest in the Public’s Public Lands

31 Georgetown Environmental L. Rev. 509 (2019)
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 May 2019 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2019
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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federalism, supremacy, property clause, public interest, public trust doctrine, police power, sovereignty, property

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The Shallows Where Federal Reserved Water Rights Founder: State Court Derogation of the Winters Doctrine

16 Denver Water Law Review 261 (2013)
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2013
Sandra B. Zellmer and Justin Huber
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law and University of Nebraska at Lincoln - College of Law
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water, reserved rights, public lands, McCarran

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Conservation as Multiple Use

Arizona Law Review, Vol. 66, 2024
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Apr 2024
Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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climate,conservation, multiple use, sustainability, sustained yield, public lands, property clause, chevron

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Trump's Plan to Dismantle National Monuments Comes With Steep Cultural and Ecological Costs

The Conversation
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 21 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2019
Michelle Bryan, Monte Mills and Sandra B. Zellmer
University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law, University of Washington School of Law and University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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public lands, national monuments, ecology, cultural resources