ELI Announces a New Vision and Mission Statement

ELI’s Board of Directors adopted the Institute’s first Vision Statement and a new Mission Statement at its June 2010 meeting...

Planning for Our Oceans' Future

Coastal and marine spatial planning is a tool for ocean governance. Yet despite the 3.4m sq nautical miles of oceans and coasts that the United States controls, there is no comprehensive policy or plan to manage them...

A Survey of Climate Change Legislation in the United States

U.S. courts are already significant drivers of climate change policy, and judicial decisions may weigh heavily on the work of the other branches of government...

NOAA's Jane Lubchenco on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, looks at how Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning would provide ecosystem-based decisionmaking across sectors and jurisdiction to sustain their vital resources for the long term...

Oil Spill Response in the U.S. Arctic? A U.S. Coast Guard Perspective

Before the Gulf spill occurred, U.S. Coast Guard Captain J.J. Fisher discussed the Guard’s ability to

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Receive Environmental Law Institute’s Annual Award

The Environmental Law Institute is pleased to announce that it will honor the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the 2010 ELI Award for Achievement in Environmental Law, Policy and Management...