News and Press Releases
The Environmental Law Institute is widely respected as “a nonpartisan organization specializing in legal analysis and not known for taking sides in political fights,” as the New York Times has noted. When members of the media, private bar, government, business, and public interest organizations seek expert information on environmental law and policy, they turn to ELI.(Washington, DC) — The Environmental Law Institute has developed a handbook that identifies and explains the various ways in which 12 Western States have addressed practical and legal challenges to promoting strategic, sustainable water…
(Washington, DC) — The Environmental Law Institute announces the release of a white paper identifying financial responsibility tools that could be used to protect the Great Lakes…
(Washington, DC) — The July-August 2009 issue of the National Wetlands Newsletter provides a detailed look at how our floodplain management affects flooding. “The Great Flood” is a term often…
(Washington, DC) — The Environmental Law Institute has published a study which shows that alternative energy sources are included in the ocean resource strategy plans of coastal states. ELI, working with the Commonwealth of Virginia, found that…
(Washington, DC) — Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is a key strategy for comprehensively managing the nation’s ocean and coastal environment. The Environmental Law Institute’s new …
(Washington, DC) — The national goal of “no net loss” of wetlands remains a daunting challenge. In February 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published Status and Trends of Wetlands,…
(Washington, DC) — Shawn LaTourette, a third-year student at the Rutgers School of Law-Camden, was named the winner of the fourth annual ELI-ABA-NAELS “Endangered Environmental Laws” Student Writing Competition. Shawn will receive a $2000 cash…
(Washington, DC) — The seven winners of the 2009 National Wetlands Awards will be recognized at an evening ceremony on May 12, 2009, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington…
(Washington, DC) — In 2008, the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued new compensatory mitigation regulations in response to the 2006 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on wetland jurisdiction. The new regulations are a significant…
(Washington, DC) — A new book by scientist Rebecca Kihslinger and environmental lawyer James McElfish shows that American communities have ways to protect the regional environment.
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