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Ka’apikapika Angel Pilago, a wetland conservationist from Kona, Hawaii, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Outstanding Wetlands Program Development. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in…

Jim King, a wetland conservationist from the California Coastal Conservancy, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Land Stewardship and Development. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington…

Christy Foote-Smith, a wetland conservationist from Boston, Massachusetts, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Outstanding Wetlands Program Development. She will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in…

Robert Hastings, Director of the Alabama Natural Heritage Program at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, a program of the Nature Conservancy, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Education and Outreach. He will be honored at a ceremony on…

Jim Sweeney, a leading wetland conservationist from Schererville, Indiana, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award in Volunteer Leadership. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC., for his…

Clarence Mortenson, a leader in wetland restoration, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Land Stewardship and Development. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC for outstanding…

Dr. William Patrick, a leader in wetland research for more than 50 years, won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC.

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In a sweeping decision yesterday, the Supreme Court strengthened the ability of local and regional governments to engage in reasonable land-use regulation aimed at protecting the environment. The decision represents a major blow to conservative…

The Environmental Law Institute® has just published a new handbook, A Citizen’s Guide to Using Federal Environmental Laws to Secure Environmental Justice. The report illustrates how citizens can use existing authorities within federal pollution…

The Environment Law Institute has appointed Bud Ward to be an ELI Visiting Scholar for 2002. Most recently, Ward was Executive Director of the Environmental Health Center of the National Safety Council. At ELI, he will be in residence in the…