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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.In a sweeping decision yesterday, the Supreme Court strengthened the ability of local and regional governments to engage in reasonable land-use regulation aimed at protecting the environment. The decision represents a major blow to conservative…
The Environmental Law Institute® has just published a new handbook, A Citizen’s Guide to Using Federal Environmental Laws to Secure Environmental Justice. The report illustrates how citizens can use existing authorities within federal pollution…
The Environment Law Institute has appointed Bud Ward to be an ELI Visiting Scholar for 2002. Most recently, Ward was Executive Director of the Environmental Health Center of the National Safety Council. At ELI, he will be in residence in the…
Seven outstanding wetlands educators, activists, scientists and conservationists were selected as recipients of the 2002 National Wetlands Awards for their exemplary contributions to the conservation and restoration of the nation’s wetlands. The…
Scientific research at the Environmental Protection Agency is frequently driven by the industries the agency regulates, producing results that can jeopardize human health, according to the cover article in the current issue of…
An alarming percentage of schools in the United States have problems that affect the quality of the air inside their buildings. Indoor air quality problems can adversely affect the health, well being and productivity of the estimated twenty…
Water rights/allocation disputes occur frequently throughout the United States. These disputes often pit jurisdiction against jurisdiction in expensive, time-consuming litigation full of uncertainty and lengthy delays. To make matters worse,…
The Environmental Law Institute, publishers of ELR®— Environmental Law Report has just announced that a radically expanded ELR online service is now available at https://www.elr.info and…
While the Cold War and its legacy shaped the management of radiological risks, chemical risk management was largely spawned in the 1970s and 1980s in an era of increasing concern about the environmental hazards and an expanding public role in…
The Environmental Law Institute® has announced the recent election of six new Directors to its Board of Directors. The new members themselves are a diverse group of international and domestic lawyers and environmental practitioners from…