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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.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…
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…
Seven outstanding wetlands educators, activists, scientists and conservationists were selected as recipients of the 2002 National Wetlands Awards for their exemplary contributions to the conservation and restoration of the nation’s wetlands. The…
Scientific research at the Environmental Protection Agency is frequently driven by the industries the agency regulates, producing results that can jeopardize human health, according to the cover article in the current issue of…
An alarming percentage of schools in the United States have problems that affect the quality of the air inside their buildings. Indoor air quality problems can adversely affect the health, well being and productivity of the estimated twenty…
Water rights/allocation disputes occur frequently throughout the United States. These disputes often pit jurisdiction against jurisdiction in expensive, time-consuming litigation full of uncertainty and lengthy delays. To make matters worse,…
The Environmental Law Institute, publishers of ELR®— Environmental Law Report has just announced that a radically expanded ELR online service is now available at https://www.elr.info and…