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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.Sky Lewey from Uvalde, Texas has won the 2004 National Wetlands Award for Education and Outreach. She will be honored at a ceremony on May 20th at the Senate Caucus Room in Washington, DC for her service as the Public Outreach Coordinator for…
Jack Branning of Vicksburg, Mississippi has won the 2004 National Wetlands Award for Landowner Stewardship. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 20th at the Senate Caucus Room in Washington, DC in recognition of his efforts to restore…
Francis Golet, Professor of Wetland Ecology at the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Natural Resources Science, has won the 2004 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 20th at the Senate…
Peg Bostwick from Lansing, Michigan has won the 2004 National Wetlands Award for State, Tribal, and Local Program Development. She will be honored at a ceremony on May 20th at the Senate Caucus Room in Washington, DC for her work at the Michigan…
Solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems, such as disease and hunger, may come from genetic resources, portions of cells’ DNA extracted from plant, animal, and microbial sources. While valuable genetic resources abound in Africa,…
Six wetlands educators, scientists, and conservationists were selected as recipients of the 2004 National Wetlands Awards for exemplary contributions in conserving or restoring the Nation’s wetlands. They will be honored at a presentation on May…
While nations and corporations profit from mining operations around the world, local communities often bear the brunt of their impacts. In response, many communities are asserting that such operations are subject to their prior informed consent…
On June 25th, 1998, the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters was adopted in the Danish city of Aarhus at the Fourth Ministerial Conference in…
Although the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) environmental side accord includes an innovative public participation component, recent practices threaten to dim this “citizen spotlight” on environmental enforcement issues. So…
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s Joint Public Advisory Committee recently convened a roundtable session in Miami, FL to consider the growing problem of invasive species in North America. The JPAC roundtable — "An Unwelcome Dimension…