Our Common Lands

CONTENTS Preface Simon David J. Foreword Sax Joseph L. PART I THE REALITIES OF PARK PROTECTION 1 External Park Threats and Interior's Limits: The Need for an Independent Park Service Lockhart William J. PART II GENERAL AUTHORITIES 2 National Park Protection: Putting the Organic Act to Work Keiter Robert B. 3 Common Law Protection for Our National Parks Squillace Mark 4 NEPA and the Parks: Use It or Lose It Futrell J. William 5 The Federal Land Policy and Management Act: The Bureau of Land Management's Role in Park Protection Harvey D. Michael 6 International Law and Park Protection: A Global Responsibility Magraw Daniel Barstow 7. Glacier National Park and Its Neighbors: A Study of Federal Inter-Agency Cooperation Sax Joseph L. Keiter Robert B. PART III PROTECTING SPECIFIC PARK RESOURCES 8 The Clean Water Act: Still Vital to the Parks Banks James T. 9 The Endangered Species Act: Protecting Living Resources of the Parks Bean Michael J. 10 Water Rights and the Duties of the National Park Service: A Call for Action at a Critical Juncture Wilkinson Charles F. 11 Park Planning, Historic Resources, and the National Historic Preservation Act King Thomas F. 12 The Clean Air Act: New Horizons for the National Parks Fayad Elizabeth A. 13 No Holier Temples: Protecting the National Parks Through Wild and Scenic River Designation Gray Brian F. PART IV REGULATING DEVELOPMENT IN AND AROUND NATIONAL PARKS 14 Oil, Gas, and Parks Hocker Philip 15 The Mining in the Parks Act: Theory and Practice Barnett Philip S. 16 The Geothermal Steam Act: Unlocking Its Protective Provisions Dodd Elizabeth M. 17 Hydropower, Dams, and the National Parks Bodi F. Lorraine 18 The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Ten Years of Promise and Problems for the National Parks McGinley Patrick PART V APPENDICES A. NPS Environmental Impact Statements B. BLM Wilderness Study Areas Adjacent to NPS Units C. A Primer on Legal Research D. Selected References Index Also Available from Island Press