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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, DC) — Unlike the political borders that cross our nation, nature knows no boundary. So it is no surprise that successful conservation requires efforts on a regional scale. This is particularly true for coastal ecosystems, where water…
(Washington, DC) — Nanotechnology promises to have far reaching impacts on the economy, including offering technological advances in pollution control. While over 200 products that use nanomaterials are already in the marketplace, minimal data…
(Washington, DC) Power companies, sewage treatment plants, and water providers can protect large amounts of wildlife habitat in cooperation with state governments, says a recent study by the nonpartisan Environmental Law Institute® (ELI).
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“To assert a legal interest [nearly 40 years ago] in protecting the survival of the peregrine falcon or the grizzly bear was to be seen as a busybody. The pages that follow present a treasury of ideas, experiences, and opportunities…
(Washington, DC) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must make key decisions about how to apply the two major end-of-life statutes to nanotechnology waste in order to ensure adequate oversight for these technologies, concludes a new…
(Washington, DC) — Last year’s Supreme Court ruling in Rapanos v. United States left regulators, activists, and landowners nationwide scrambling to understand the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction over wetlands and streams. Unless and…
(Washington, DC) — Recent Supreme Court rulings have called into question federal Clean Water Act coverage for certain wetlands and streams. Legislation recently introduced in the House of Representatives would amend the Act to restate and…
(Washington, DC) — Earlier this year, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated a 2001 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rule clarifying when redeposits of dredged material require a…
(Washington, DC) — Kathryn Fuller, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Wildlife Fund, U.S. (WWF), is the winner of the 2007 ELI Award for Achievement in Environmental Law, Policy, and Management. The award—granted…
(Washington, DC) — Hannah Chang, a 2007 Yale Law School graduate, has been named the winner of the second annual ELI-ABA “Endangered Environmental Laws” Student Writing Competition. Ms.Chang will receive a $2000 award and publication in ELI’s…