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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.While the Cold War and its legacy shaped the management of radiological risks, chemical risk management was largely spawned in the 1970s and 1980s in an era of increasing concern about the environmental hazards and an expanding public role in…
The Environmental Law Institute® has announced the recent election of six new Directors to its Board of Directors. The new members themselves are a diverse group of international and domestic lawyers and environmental practitioners from…
Few topics are as controversial as the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Plants that express their own insect repellants, fish that grow faster or bigger, and foods modified to provide greater nutrient value are just some examples of…
The Environmental Law Institute® 1999 Annual Report has been selected as one of “Ten Cool Annual Reports” in the nation by the Center for Association Leadership. The Center is an organization founded by the Greater Washington Society of…
The Environmental Law Institute® expressed concern over the call for fast-track approval of judicial nominees in the name of national security. At a press conference this afternoon, Senators Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) are…
George Washington University Law School Professor Arnold W. Reitze, Jr., one of the most noted authorities on the Clean Air Act, has written the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to, and analysis of, that Act.…
Nomination forms are currently available from the Environmental Law Institute® for the 2002 National Wetlands Awards. The deadline for submitting nominations is December 15, 2001.
The Awards program honors individuals from across the United…
The Environmental Law Institute® has just published the latest report from its State Biodiversity Program, Status of the States: Innovative State Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation…
The United States is struggling to control its sprawling land use patterns and to develop a unifying strategy of smart growth. Today there is greater popular understanding of this matter, and it is now known that land use law and practice…
The Environmental Law Institute® (ELI) has just released a white paper entitled “Preliminary Findings of The Environmental Law Institute’s Wetland Mitigation Banking Study.” ELI is conducting a comprehensive study of the current status of wetland…