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.On October 21, ELI was proud to present its 2014 Environmental Achievement Award to:
Mary D. Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, appointed in 2007 by Gov.…
This year's ELI–Miriam Hamilton Keare Policy Forum will focus on state leadership in environmental protection, examining the inherent tension underlying state-federal partnerships and inconsistencies in state approaches to cooperative federalism.
His practice focuses on renewable and conventional energy project siting and infrastructure permitting on public and private lands, land and water conservation, and climate mitigation and adaptation. Well known for his work permitting large…
ELI and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have released a new handbook to advance the use of a watershed approach in the selection, design and siting of wetland and stream restoration and protection projects, including projects required by…
ELI invites law students to submit papers for the 2014-2015 Beveridge & Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition. Students currently enrolled in law school are eligible, including students who will graduate in 2015...
Caribbean citizens celebrated in August as the Barbuda Council—part of the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda—signed a sweeping set of new ocean management regulations for Barbuda that zone its coastal waters, strengthen its fisheries…
Caribbean citizens celebrated in August as the Barbuda Council—part of the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda—signed a sweeping set of new ocean management regulations for Barbuda that zone its coastal waters, strengthen its…
ELI recently published Big Data and Environmental Protection: An Initial Survey of Public and Private Initiatives, the first of two ELI publications on the subject of Big Data, providing examples of the many ways big data sets and analytics are…
(Washington) The shale gas development that has vaulted Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale formation to the top of current U.S. natural gas production has raised concerns that local governments might be entering a “boom and bust” cycle, similar to…
The Tinker Foundation awarded ELI a two-year grant to continue our work with partner Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA) implementing Mexico’s constitutional right to water.