From May 2020 through March 2025, ELI administered the Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN) under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. LGEAN serves as a “first-stop shop” for local governments seeking to understand and comply with federal environmental laws and regulations. LGEAN gathers a range of useful information on a single, easily accessible platform. In addition to identifying and highlighting existing tools and resources, ELI developed and disseminated original content—including webinars and podcasts—on compliance-related topics that included air quality monitoring, green infrastructure, and cybersecurity.
LGEAN Podcast
LGEAN Webinars
- Integrating Wild Animal Welfare into Municipal Policy (December 2024)
- Advanced Air Pollution Monitoring (September 2024)
- Defending Our Water Infrastructure: Creating a Cybersecurity Culture in Small Community Water and Wastewater Systems (January 2023)
- Youth Climate Action: How Local Governments Can Learn from Generation Z (November 2022)
- Equity-Centered Local Climate Action Planning (May 2022)
- Toxics in the Community: Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for Local and Tribal Governments (October 2021)
- Small Community Drinking Water Systems Financing Workshop (November 2021)
- Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) 101 for Local and Tribal Governments (May 2021)
- Clean Air Act Regulations for Natural Disaster Management (January 2021)