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...

Mississippi Preserves 1,600 Acres of Wetlands While Ensuring New Highway Construction

The March-April issue of the National Wetlands Newsletter looks at how various stakeholders contributed to conserving the Turkey Creek watershed in Mississippi...

Climate Policy Implementation Explored at Hill Conference

Speakers from academia, government, private interests, and non-governmental organizations discussed major opportunities and stumbling blocks in implementing U.S. climate policy and law during a Feb. 5-6 conference on Capitol Hill.

Submissions for ELI-ABA-NAELS Writing Competition due April 12, 2010

The winner will receive $2000, an offer of publication in the Environmental Law Reporter®, and a one-year free membership to ELI, which includes a subscription to the highly acclaimed policy journal The Environmental Forum®….

Environmental Law Institute Announces New Members of Board of Directors

ELI board Chairman William M. Eichbaum is pleased to announce the appointment of eight outstanding individuals to the Institute’s Board of Directors for the 2010-2012 term of service….

Regulating Fly Ash: Safety Design or Hazardous Waste Issue?

Classifying fly ash residue from coal as a hazardous substance under RCRA could have very negative, unintended consequences, particularly for the reuse market…

Marine Spatial Planning in US Waters

ELI and The Ocean Conservancy have issued a review of federal ocean and coastal laws, identifying the obstacles and opportunities they present for federal Marine Spatial Planning...