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Washington, D.C.: The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce that Kristalina Georgieva, Chief Executive Officer for the World Bank, will be speaking at this year’s Environmental Achievement Award Dinner, where she and other…

Washington, DC: The current legal framework in Maryland and Virginia offers state and local officials opportunities to establish green infrastructure…

Washington, DC:  John (Jay) Pendergrass, Vice President of Publications & Programs at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), will be recognized at the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI’s) 2017 Leadership and Service Awards.…

Washington, D.C.: The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce that it will present its 2017 Environmental Achievement Award to Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for his visionary…

Washington, DC: The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce that “Cards Against Calamity,” created by 1st Playable in partnership with ELI…

(Washington, DC): The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is delighted to announce the appointment of   five new members to its Board of Directors:  Renee Cipriano; E. Lynn Grayson; Michael G. Mahoney; Kevin Poloncarz; and Chris P.…

(Washington, DC):  The Environmental Law Institute is pleased to announce that Ethan G. Shenkman is now a regular columnist for The Environmental Forum, ELI’s…

(Washington, DC): The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is delighted to announce two new members to its Leadership Council: J. Tom Boer and Jeffrey B. Gracer. “ELI is so pleased to have these outstanding attorneys join the ranks of our Leadership…

In the wake of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and a likely diminishment in the federal role in addressing climate change, attention necessarily shifts to the actions of others in the governance chain, including…

(Washington, DC): Benjamin Raker, a recent graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, has been named the winner of the Environmental Law Institute’s 2016–2017 Henry L. Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition. Mr.…