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.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.
It is with great sadness that the Environmental Law Institute acknowledges the death of Fred Anderson, the first President of ELI. Fred was an acclaimed NGO President, Law Dean, and novelist. From 1970-1980, Fred served as the first Editor-in-Chief…
A leader in the development, coordination and implementation of Toyota’s environmental public policy positions in the United States, Elizabeth has been an instrumental part of a team within Toyota working to harmonize federal and…
(Washington) The world’s deep ocean spans more than half the planet, and untold quantities of untapped energy resources, precious metals, and minerals reside in its depths. Humankind needs and depends upon many of the deep ocean’s…
Robert Nordhaus, an energy lawyer and the author of Section 111(d) of the CAA (and the lead article in the May issue of ELR), and his brother William Nordhaus, a Yale economist, are profoundly shaping how the U.S. and other nations take on global…
Paul Stewart, a second-year law student at Wayne State University Law School, has been named the winner of the 2013-2014 Beveridge & Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition. Mr. Stewart will receive a $2000 award, a one-year…
A new ELI report identifies ways to establish linkages between the Deepwater Horizon disaster restoration and recovery funding and existing federal conservation and restoration programs, to maximize the long-term benefits of Gulf of Mexico recovery…
The ELI Press is pleased to announce the release of the second edition of this comprehensive survey of the law, science, and economics involved in natural resource damage assessment...
Environmental Law Institute Recognizes Six National Wetlands Award Winners
(Washington, DC) — The Environmental Law Institute has announced the recipients of the prestigious National Wetland Awards – individual stewards from across the country who…
ELI was recently awarded a grant of $100,000 from the USAID Mexico Low Emissions Development program--via Tetra Tech--for “Building Capacity for Low Emissions Development in Municipal Governments in Mexico: Identifying and Enforcing the…