News and Press Releases
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.(Washington, D.C.): Kristin McCarthy, a second-year student at William & Mary Law School, has been named the winner of the Environmental Law Institute’s 2017–2018 Henry L. Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing…
(Washington, D.C.): The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce that it will present its 2018 Environmental Achievement Award to Lisa Jackson, Vice President of Apple’s Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, in recognition…
(Washington, DC): The Environmental Law Institute and the American Bar Association…
(Washington, DC): The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is delighted to announce three new members have joined its Leadership Council: Catharine De Lacy; Julie Domike; and Judith Praitis. “We are…
(Washington, D.C.)—The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce the winners of the 29th Annual National Wetlands Awards: The Gibbons Family; Roy R. “Robin” Lewis III; Maryann M. McGraw; Mark D. Sees; Latimore M. Smith; and Kerstin…
(Washington, D.C.) — The Oil Pollution Act and CERCLA allow for the recovery of more than just cleanup costs following an oil spill or the release of hazardous substances. These laws also provide for the recovery of damages to restore or replace…
(Washington, DC) – The Environmental Law Institute (ELI), UN Environment, and partner institutions are pleased to announce the launch of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association…
(Washington, DC): On behalf of the Environmental Law Institute, I would like to wish a happy Earth Day to one and all. ELI was not even a year old when the first Earth Day was celebrated back in 1970. And the landscape in which we live has…
(Washington, D.C.)—The Environmental Law Institute, in partnership with the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at UC Berkeley and the…
(Washington, D.C.): Many communities across the United States witnessed record flooding last year following the tumultuous 2017 hurricane season. In February, flooding occurred across much of the Midwest. And in March, the National Oceanic…