SelectedWorks - Christine A. Klein

Selected Works of Christine A. Klein

Emeritus Professor of Law

Education:
LL.M., Columbia University School of Law (New York) J.D., University of Colorado B.A., Middlebury College (magna cum laude)
Teaching & Scholarship:
Natural Resources Law, Water Law, Property
Professional Activities:
University of Florida: Joined College of Law in 2003 as Professor, Environmental & Land Use Law.
Previous Academic Experience: Michigan State University, Associate Professor (1995-2000), named Professor 2000. Chair, Environmental Law Concentration Program. University of Denver College of Law, Visiting Associate Professor (1999); University of Colorado School of Law, Visiting Fellow, Natural Resources Law Center (1994-95).
Legal Experience: State of Colorado Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Section (1989-93). Clerked for Judge Richard Matsch, U.S. District (Colorado) Court.

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About Christine A. Klein

Education:
LL.M., Columbia University School of Law (New York) J.D., University of Colorado B.A., Middlebury College (magna cum laude)
Teaching & Scholarship:
Natural Resources Law, Water Law, Property
Professional Activities:
University of Florida: Joined College of Law in 2003 as Professor, Environmental & Land Use Law.
Previous Academic Experience: Michigan State University, Associate Professor (1995-2000), named Professor 2000. Chair, Environmental Law Concentration Program. University of Denver College of Law, Visiting Associate Professor (1999); University of Colorado School of Law, Visiting Fellow, Natural Resources Law Center (1994-95).
Legal Experience: State of Colorado Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Section (1989-93). Clerked for Judge Richard Matsch, U.S. District (Colorado) Court.

Present	Chesterfield Smith Professor of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law
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Mailing Address:
Box #117629 Gainesville, FL 32611
Email:
kleinc@law.ufl.edu
Phone:
352.273.0964
Fax:
352.392.1457

The Environmental Deficit: Applying Lessons from the Economic Recession (Christine A. Klein) ExpressO (2009)

In 2007, the nation entered a financial downturn unprecedented since the Great Depression of the 1930s. A period of national introspection followed, including memorable moments such as Federal Chairman Alan Greenspan’s gut-wrenching admission that his ...

The Environmental Deficit: Applying Lessons from the Economic Recession (Christine A. Klein) ExpressO (2009)

In 2007, the nation entered a financial downturn unprecedented since the Great Depression of the 1930s. A period of national introspection followed, including memorable moments such as Federal Chairman Alan Greenspan’s gut-wrenching admission that his ...

The Dormant Commerce Clause and Water Export: Toward a New Analytical Paradigm (Christine A. Klein) ExpressO (2010)

Facing water shortages, states struggle with competing impulses, desiring to restrict water exports to other states, while simultaneously importing water from neighboring jurisdictions. In 1982, the Supreme Court weighed in on this issue through its ...

The Dormant Commerce Clause and Water Export: Toward a New Analytical Paradigm (Christine A. Klein) ExpressO (2010)

Facing water shortages, states struggle with competing impulses, desiring to restrict water exports to other states, while simultaneously importing water from neighboring jurisdictions. In 1982, the Supreme Court weighed in on this issue through its ...

Articles (17)

The National Flood Insurance Program at Fifty: How the Fifth Amendment Takings Doctrine Skews Federal Flood Policy (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2019)

The National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) of 1968 marked its fiftieth anniversary in 2018. Despite the program’s long history, few appreciate that the NFIP was never intended as a permanent federal subsidy for flood-prone properties ...

Owning Groundwater: The Example of Mississippi v. Tennessee (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2017)

In Mississippi v. Tennessee, a case currently on the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket, Mississippi claims that it owns all groundwater stored underneath its borders that does not cross into Tennessee under “natural predevelopment” conditions—before the ...

Climate Change and Water Transfers (Jesse Reiblich and Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2014)

Climate change adaptation is all about water. Although some governments have begun to plan for severe water disruptions, many have not. The consequences of inaction, however, may be dire. As a report of the U.N. ...

Compartmentalized Thinking and the Clean Water Act (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2013)

Modern water pollution control traces back to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (Clean Water Act or CWA). Like other statutes of its period, the CWA addresses pollution of a single medium, water. ...

Water Bankruptcy (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2012)

Many western states are on the verge of bankruptcy, with debts exceeding assets. And yet, they continue to take on additional debt through contracts and other commitments. Although this distress sounds like an outgrowth of ...

The Dormant Commerce Clause and Water Export: Toward A New Analytical Paradigm (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2011)

Facing water shortages, states struggle with competing impulses, desiring to restrict water exports to other states while simultaneously importing water from neighboring jurisdictions. In 1982, the Supreme Court weighed in on this issue through its ...

Modernizing Water Law: The Example of Florida (Christine A. Klein, Mary Jane Angelo and Richard Hamann) UF Law Faculty Publications (2009)

This Article takes a national view of the modernization of water law. Using Florida as an example, it identifies some of the most important and controversial challenges faced by states. Part II provides an overview ...

The Environmental Deficit: Applying Lessons from the Economic Recession (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2009)

In 2007, the nation entered its greatest financial downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s. What followed was a period of national introspection. Although prescriptions for financial rescue varied widely in the details, a ...

Cultural Norms as a Source of Law: The Example of Bottled Water (Christine A. Klein and Ling-Yee Huang) UF Law Faculty Publications (2008)

As a metaphor for the interaction of law and culture, bottled water is striking in its simplicity and clarity. Bottled water consumers form a surprisingly loyal subculture of beverage drinkers, united by the water truths ...

Water Transfers: The Case Against Transbasin Diversions in the Eastern States (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2008)

Water policy in the western states consistently has embraced a nineteenth century, supply-side mentality, requiring cities and other water providers to satisfy an ever-growing demand for water at virtually any cost. As a result, the ...

The New Nuisance: An Antidote to Wetland Loss, Sprawl, and Global Warming (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2007)

Marking the fifteenth anniversary of Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council—the modern U.S. Supreme Court's seminal regulatory takings decision—this Article surveys Lucas's impact upon regulations that restrict wetland filling, sprawling development, and the emission of ...

Mississippi River Stories: Lessons From A Century of Unnatural Disasters (Christine A. Klein and Sandra B Zellmer) UF Law Faculty Publications (2007)

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the nation pondered how a relatively weak Category 3 storm could have destroyed an entire region. Few appreciated the extent to which a flawed federal water development policy transformed ...

The Law of the Lakes: From Protectionism to Sustainability (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2006)

This Article has a practical goal: to convince state lawmakers of the need to regulate in a comprehensive and evenhanded manner, avoiding short-sighted fixes or politically appealing shortcuts. To accomplish that goal, Part I focuses ...

On Integrity: Some Considerations for Water Law (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2005)

Expanding upon the aspects of integrity protected under the Clean Water Act, this Article will explore the relevance to water law of chemical,physical, ecosystem, social, and ethical integrity. Just as the Clean Water Act intended ...

The Environmental Commerce Clause (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2003)

This Article studies every commerce clause decision of the modem Supreme Court that involves the scope of governmental authority to regulate the use of natural resources. These decisions comprise what I will call the environmental ...

Preserving Monumental Landscapes Under the Antiquities Act (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2002)

This Article examines the Antiquities Act, a 1906 statute that delegates authority to the President to establish national monuments on federal lands for the protection of prehistoric structures and relics. This modest statute, originally a ...

A Background History of Directional Drilling in Michigan (Christine A. Klein) UF Law Faculty Publications (2002)

Why should we care about directional drilling? A lot of people care, both at the federal and state levels. Many politicans have weighed in on this issue of whether or not directional drilling should be ...