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The Environmental Law Institute® announced today the election of six new Directors to its Board of Directors, which is a careful balance of representatives from federal and state government, industry, the private bar, citizens organizations, and…

The Environmental Law Institute is announcing the opening of the nomination period for the 2015 National Wetlands Awards (NWA). The NWA program recognizes individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary…
(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,…
Any major new EPA rulemaking is bound to be controversial, and the proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) is no exception. ELI has devoted the entire December 2014 issue of its…