ELI projects closely aligned with the work of the State Center include:
Biodiversity:
Brownfields:
The State Center's work is closely aligned with that of several ELI programs, including:
Some recent blog posts relevant to the work of the State Center include:
Some recent media relevant to the work of the State Center includes:
(Washington, D.C.): While many environmental law and policy experts support giving states with demonstrated capabilities greater independence and flexibility in running delegated environmental protection programs, important concerns remain about what proposed reforms might portend, according to a new release by the Environmental Law Institute, The Macbeth Report: Cooperative Federalism in the Modern Era.
Policy professionals and the public who care deeply about the success of the United States’ environmental protection enterprise recognize that current challenges to the system demand both careful reflection and concerted action. Many changes over recent years have brought the United States to a point where our environmental system may be ready for some fundamental realignments, including changes in states’ capacity, technological capabilities, and business behavior and expectations.
Linda Breggin
Senior Attorney
Director, Center for State, Tribal, and Local Environmental Programs
Tel: 202-558-3102
breggin@eli.org
ELI works with state and local agencies to help them design, implement, and enforce their own environmental laws. In an effort to build capacity and institutions, the State Center conducts specialized training courses for officials at the state and local level.
Every year, the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review highlights some of the year’s best academic articles that provide legal and policy solutions to pressing environmental issues. This year, two of the articles address state and local issues:
