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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.The face of mitigation banking has changed substantially over the past 10 years, according to a report released by the Environmental Law Institute. Based on a two-year study of off-site compensatory mitigation, ELI found that wetland mitigation…
Each year the environmental community comes together to honor individuals who have dedicated their time and energy to protecting our nation’s precious wetlands. The Washington, DC-based Environmental Law Institute® has presented the National…
Non-native species like the voracious snakehead fish, the tenacious glossy buckthorn tree, and the damaging zebra mussel, threaten the ecological integrity and biological diversity of our nation’s natural systems. They displace native plants and…
An urgent need exists for global standards of public participation to promote sustainable development and protect basic human rights such as free speech, healthy living conditions, and access to information for decisions that affect the public,…
The Environmental Law Institute® has promoted Pooja Seth Parikh to Director of its India Program. Parikh has served as the Deputy Director of the India Program for the past year.
Parikh is excited about the Program’s success to date. She…
At a time when major questions are being asked all across the political spectrum about the state of the nation’s and the world’s environment, the Environmental Law Institute® releases …
The Environmental Law Institute® has just released a report showing that states can link their investments in open space with practical measures to shape community growth and economic development. …
The Environmental Law Institute® announced that Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY) is the winner of their 2002 ELI Annual Award. Boehlert is currently Chairman of the House Science Committee. “I’m honored to receive this award, and…
The Environmental Law Institute® announced that Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY) is the winner of their 2002 ELI Annual Award. Boehlert is currently Chairman of the House Science Committee. “I’m honored to receive this award, and also…
The Environmental Law Institute® has released the proceeding from a Mitigation Stakeholders Forum that took place at the National Aquarium in Baltimore in October 2001. The Forum was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland…