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(Washington, DC) — Deadline extended. The Environmental Law Institute announces the opening of the nomination period for the 27th Annual National Wetlands Awards. The National Wetlands Awards program honors individuals…

(Washington, DC) — The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce that it will present its 2015 Environmental Achievement Award to Henry L. Diamond, Founder and Senior Counsel, Beveridge & Diamond, PC, recognizing his lifetime…

The Environmental Law Institute is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Davidson has been elected as a member of its Leadership Council.  Mr. Davidson, a partner in the Land, Environment & Natural Resources Division in the Washington, D.C…
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is proud to have Spencer Gall joining us this summer as the inaugural Marten Law Environmental Fellow. Mr. Gall is a rising 3L at the University of Washington School of Law (UWSL), where he is an articles editor…

(Washington, DC) — The Board of Directors of the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) announced today that Scott Fulton has been selected as the organization’s fifth President. Mr. Fulton, currently a principal at the environmental law firm…

(Washington)  Offshore aquaculture is an emerging new use of the ocean. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plays a central, but underappreciated, role in regulating this new industry. The Environmental Law Institute has…

(Washington) The Environmental Law Institute’s National Wetlands Awards has announced the winners of the 2015 U.S. Ramsar Wetlands Photo Contest. The winning photographs were taken at U.S. Ramsar Wetland sites in Georgia, South Carolina, and New…