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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.Two legal experts have determined that wetland mitigation banking redistributes wetland resources from urban areas to rural ones, leaving city dwellers with fewer important environmental services such as water filtration, erosion protection, and…
Six citizens have been recognized nationally for their on-the-ground wetland conservation efforts and decades-long dedication to protecting these important natural resources. A diverse panel of wetland experts assembled at the Environmental Law…
Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a pair of historic Clean Water Act cases, Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In the first cases to be argued before new Associate Justice…
The Environmental Law Institute® submitted comments to the House Resources Committee Task Force on Improving/Updating the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that warn the Task Force’s draft recommendations could have the unintended…
The Environmental Law Institute® (ELI) recommends that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implement a research action plan for developing an effective environmental, health, and safety governance structure for nanotechnologies. In…
Today, the Environmental Law Institute® filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to argue that the existing federal framework for wetlands protection under the Clean Water Act is both necessary and constitutional. ELI’s…
(Washington, DC) — An effective environmental, health, and safety governance structure is urgently needed to protect against the risks nanotechnologies may pose to public health and the environment. This is the conclusion presented in a statement…
Each year the environmental community comes together to honor individuals who have dedicated their time and energy to protecting our nation’s precious wetlands. Nomination forms for the 2006 National Wetlands Awards Program are now available. The…
In addition to its human toll, Hurricane Katrina inflicted cataclysmic damage on wetlands throughout the Gulf Coast. In an effort to aid researchers and reporters covering wetland issues in the storm’s aftermath,…
In an effort to aid reporters covering this week’s confirmation vote on Supreme Court Justice nominee John Roberts, the Environmental Law Institute® is releasing the linked column by ELI President Leslie…