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ELI Leadership Council Admits Two New Members
The Environmental Law Institute is pleased to announce the entry of two new members to its Leadership Council.  Bill Wehrum, the head of the Administrative Law Group and chair of the Environmental Team for Hunton & Williams, leads a…
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ELI President Confirmed as Assistant U.S. Attorney General
The Senate recently confirmed ELI President John C. Cruden to be the Assistant U.S. Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division following his nomination by President Obama this year. John has served as President of ELI since…
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Environmental Law Institute Opens West Coast Offices

ELI is proud to announce it is officially opening West Coast offices in San Diego and San Francisco, California. Our growing presence on the West Coast will allow us to better serve ELI members, work with foundations and government…

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100+
The ELI Publications and Associates team reached a milestone in 2014 by hosting or co-sponsoring more than 100 seminars, surpassing the century mark for the first time in our history. This accomplishment would not be have been possible without the…
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Latham & Watkins Partner Barrett Joins ELI Leadership Council

The Leadership Council, Environmental Law Institute, proudly announces its selection of James Barrett as a member of the Council. Mr. Barrett, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins, is a demonstrated leader…

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Hunsucker Goodstein Vice President Joins ELI Leadership Council
(Washington) The ELI Leadership Council extends a warm welcome to our new member Michael Goodstein, Vice President and Shareholder Attorney for the Washington, DC office of Hunsucker Goodstein PC.  As lead…
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Environmental Peacebuilding Platform Marks its First Anniversary

(WASHINGTON, DC and GENEVA) The Environmental Peacebuilding Global Knowledge Platform, the leading knowledge source on natural resources, conflict and peace, celebrates its one…

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Mary D. Nichols and State of California Receive Environmental Achievement Award—Special Award Presentation by Rep. Henry Waxman

On October 21, ELI was proud to present its 2014 Environmental Achievement Award to:

Mary D. Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, appointed in 2007 by Gov.…

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Annual Policy Forum: State Leadership in Environmental Protection
This year's ELI–Miriam Hamilton Keare Policy Forum will focus on state leadership in environmental protection, examining the inherent tension underlying state-federal partnerships and inconsistencies in state approaches to cooperative federalism.
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Bingham McCutchen's Steve Black Joins ELI Leadership Council
 His practice focuses on renewable and conventional energy project siting and infrastructure permitting on public and private lands, land and water conservation, and climate mitigation and adaptation. Well known for his work permitting large…
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