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The Environmental Law Institute is widely respected as “a nonpartisan organization specializing in legal analysis and not known for taking sides in political fights,” as the New York Times has noted. When members of the media, private bar, government, business, and public interest organizations seek expert information on environmental law and policy, they turn to ELI.(Washington, DC): Quietly released on the day after Thanksgiving, the Fourth National Climate Assessment presented a stark picture of the United States’ fate due to climate change. While the forecast is grim, one thing is clear: we need to act…
(Washington, DC): Lead exposure from drinking water is a deeply rooted regulatory and environmental justice issue in the United States. Recent news stories expose the most extreme cases, but this problem is an everyday reality that falls…
(Annapolis, MD): A new report prepared by the Environmental Law Institute for the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership, a network of conservation organizations and natural and…
(Washington, D.C.): The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is delighted to announce six new members have joined its Leadership Council: Jeanne Cohn-Connor, William J. Jackson, J. Scott Janoe, Shailesh Sahay, Fred Wagner, and Peter H. Weiner. “We…
(Washington, D.C.): While many environmental law and policy experts support giving states with demonstrated capabilities greater independence and flexibility in running delegated environmental protection programs, important concerns…
(Washington, D.C.): The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is delighted to announce the appointment of six new members to its Board of Directors: Rachel Jacobson, Rick Leahy, John Lovenburg, Peggy Otum, Hilary Tompkins, and Wei “Kevin” Wei. ELI’s…
(Washington, D.C.): The Environmental Law Institute, in partnership with the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at UC Berkeley…
(Washington, D.C.): We inhabit a world characterized by rapid transformation in the shape of technological advance, globalization, and environmental change. In this era, it is critical that institutions and individuals alike are vigilant of “…
(Washington, DC): The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce that Eric Holder, the 82nd U.S. Attorney General, will be speaking at this year’s Environmental Achievement Award Dinner, where he and other esteemed…
Washington, DC: The hype around blockchains—the programming protocol originally created for the Bitcoin—is bidirectional, ranging from apocalyptic predictions of bitcoin energy use that will “destroy our clean energy future” to rosy…