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On March 31, 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a Final Rule governing compensatory mitigation to offset losses due to the permitted filling of wetlands and…
(Washington, DC) — A report released this week, Design of U.S. Habitat Banking Systems to Support the Conservation of Wildlife Habitat and At-Risk Species, a joint effort of the…
(Washington, DC) — The Environmental Law Institute® (ELI) announces the publication of Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications for Management and…
(Washington, DC) — Seven 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…
(Washington, DC) — The upland area surrounding a wetland — the wetland buffer — is essential to its health and survival. Healthy wetlands and buffer areas help to control flooding, protect water flows, conserve native plants and wildlife, and…
(Washington, DC) — Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Chatham House, Environmental Law Institute® (ELI) and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN), an initiative of Woodrow Wilson International…
(Washington, DC) — Left alone, Brownfields are a cost to society. They can drain the economy, pose/present safety and environmental challenges and blight community health and vitality. On the other hand, Brownfields Redevelopment can stimulate…
(Washington, DC) — Unlike the political borders that cross our nation, nature knows no boundary. So it is no surprise that successful conservation requires efforts on a regional scale. This is particularly true for coastal ecosystems, where water…
(Washington, DC) — Nanotechnology promises to have far reaching impacts on the economy, including offering technological advances in pollution control. While over 200 products that use nanomaterials are already in the marketplace, minimal data…
(Washington, DC) Power companies, sewage treatment plants, and water providers can protect large amounts of wildlife habitat in cooperation with state governments, says a recent study by the nonpartisan Environmental Law Institute® (ELI).
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