New Perspectives on the Compensatory Mitigation Rule

Last spring, the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued revised regulations governing compensatory mitigation for authorized impacts to wetlands, streams, and other waters of the United States under Section 404 of the CWA...

ELI Contributes to Florida Brownfields Legislation

Florida governor Charlie Crist signed into law in July a pathbreaking bill that will transform the redevelopment of former toxic waste sites, or “brownfields”...

Groundbreaking Research Links Invasive Species and Climate Change

Interactions between climate and biological invasions are the theme of a special section in the June 2008 issue of Conservation Biology, a leading scientific journal…

Managing Water Resources and Infrastructure in Pennsylvania

Water resources and infrastructure management have a great deal to do with sustainable development of our communities...

Go Float Your Boat

In the July issue of ELR®—News & Analysis, authors William W. Sapp, et al. argue that actually putting a boat in a water may be the best way to argue for navigability under Rapanos…

Invasive Species Managed Inconsistently Across State Water Pollution Programs

Invasive species are a major source of impairment to many of America's waters. A new ELI report concludes that states are not addressing this problem in consistent ways under the Clean Water Act…

Municipal Green Building Policies Can Aid Private Sector

A review of more than 30 municipal policies that aim to advance “green” building in the private sector…