(Washington, D.C.): The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is launching a new project in partnership with the Belfast, Maine-based Friends of Harriet L.
(Washington, D.C.)—Tribal citizens’ physical, mental, and spiritual wellness is tied to environmental health, food sovereignty, and cultural identity. Yet, state and local environmental agencies regularly make decisions that impact the health and wellness of tribal communities without engaging in meaningful government-to-government consultation.
(Washington, D.C.): Throughout the United States, our towns and cities are on the front lines when it comes to addressing food waste and climate change. Recognizing the link between these two challenges, the Environmental Law Institute has released a new report that will help towns and cities address these challenges simultaneously—in their climate action plans.
The Nashville Food Waste Initiative is a pilot project of the Natural Resources Defense Council to develop high-impact local policies and on-the-ground actions to address food waste. NRDC and Urban Green Lab, a local partner, run the Initiative, and ELI serves on the Initiative's leadership team.
In 1986, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, ELI founded the Center for State, Local, and Regional Environmental Programs to promote the important agenda of supporting subnational governments and sovereign tribes in managing natural resources and implementing and enforcing the laws governing environmental protection. The Center's unique approach highlights ELI’s in-depth knowledge of state, tribal, and local environmental law and programs, and supports the growing need for guidance and analysis of these protection efforts.
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Check out Today’s Local Environment—the Compliance Podcast. Hosted by ELI’s LGEAN Team, this series features experts from EPA and beyond sharing their insights and resources for local governments looking to improve their compliance with federal environmental laws. |
The vast majority of assessed water bodies across the United States are designated as impaired. Cities contribute to the problem with stormwater runoff from roads, buildings, sidewalks, and other impervious surfaces polluting our rivers, lakes and streams. Indeed, many localities are on the hook to meet a gamut of regulatory requirements, from MS4 permits to TMDLs in order to reduce polluted runoff. Innovative localities are turning to green infrastructure practices to reduce flooding, control erosion, and prevent polluted runoff from entering streams and other waterbodies.
State and local agencies are continually grappling with environmental legislation and related policy, attempting to generate the most effective and efficient methods of protecting the environment. However, their struggles are often overlooked by efforts to support legal reform and improved environmental programs.
