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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.The U.S. population has grown by 100 million people since 1967, and is expected to grow another 92 million by 2040. The built environment has accommodated this recent growth with exurban sprawl. “We have a real problem ahead if current…
The Environmental Law Institute® announces the publication of The Nature of Open Space Programs: Linking Land Protection and Biodiversity. ELI Policy Analyst Roxanne Thomas…
Because wetlands are often located at the topographic low point of a watershed, they are profoundly influenced by activities in upland areas. Yet most federal, state, and local wetland permitting programs focus on the wetland boundary, failing to…
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Massachusetts v. EPA, the justices’ first-ever foray into global climate change. Despite recent publicity surrounding the global warming debate, more than half of today’s…
ensuring public input and community benefit sharing
Yesterday, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa’s first democratically-…
The Environmental Law Institute® (ELI) released the first-ever, comprehensive study of in-lieu fee mitigation today. “In-lieu fee” mitigation refers to a form of compensatory mitigation that allows developers and others to pay a fee to a third…
Justice Kennedy’s Swing Vote Recognizes Wetlands’ National Importance, but Imposes Burdensome “Case-by-Case” Determination of Federal Jurisdiction
A fractured Supreme Court today provided conflicting views of when ecologically…
New York Governor George E. Pataki has been named winner of the Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) 2006 Annual Award. During the 20 years that the award has been given, ELI has recognized many giants who were instrumental in improving…
Amy Major, a second-year student at the University of Maryland School of Law, has been named the winner of the Environmental Law Institute’s inaugural law student writing competition. Ms. Major will receive a $2000 award and an offer of…
Six individuals from across the U.S. will be honored at the 2006 National Wetlands Awards on May 10th in Washington, DC. The Awards will be presented in an evening ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. in the United States Cannon House Office Building…