Pipeline deal in debt limit deal angers climate advocates. Is it legal?
Washington Post
May 31, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/31/mountain-valley-pipeline-leg…

Environmental advocates who have fought the Mountain Valley Pipeline in court for years say a deal between the White House and Congress to force its completion is corrupt and corrosive to democracy. But despite fears in some quarters that the language of the deal built into debt ceiling negotiations will upend the system of checks and balances built in the government, experts say it is likely to withstand any legal challenge...

From remote sensing to carbon sequestration, Bingqing Liu has the research to back it up. Dr. Liu’s work at The Water Institute is taking a deep look at how coastal restoration projects along Louisiana's coast can mitigate climate events and the carbon capturing potential of local ecosystems. 
 
In this miniseries, ELI’s Georgia Ray sits down with each of the 2023 National Wetlands Awardees.   
Bridging the gap between peacebuilders and environmentalists
Peace News
May 29, 2023
https://peacenews.com/bridging-the-gap-between-peacebuilders-and-environmentali…

Conflict, environmental threats and disasters, climate change, and food insecurity are often considered separate issues with separate solutions. These issues are, in actuality, all directly related and it is essential to remove the divisions between these fields to collaboratively create solutions. There is often a division between the environment, natural resource management, and climate, versus conflict and peacebuilding. According to Carl Bruch of the Environmental Law Institute...

New York City might not be the concrete jungle you think it is. Rebecca Swadek has secured over $22 million in city and grant funding to implement wetlands projects across the city and has co-authored a thirty-year plan for the continued protection, restoration, and care of the city wetlands. 

In this miniseries, ELI’s Georgia Ray sits down with each of the 2023 National Wetlands Awardees.   
Promoting awareness is never easy–especially when you're talking to an uninformed and sometimes resistant public. Despite the difficulty, Matt Hough has been instrumental in galvanizing support for wetlands in Kansas leading to conservation efforts totaling approximately 78,000 wetlands acres in just 11 years. 

In this miniseries, ELI’s Georgia Ray sits down with each of the 2023 National Wetlands Awardees. 
Charlotte Michaluk has been a successful, data-driven advocate for wetland conservation and a continuous force in educating the community, notably through her wetland monitoring curriculums—all before the age of 18.  
 
In this miniseries, ELI’s Georgia Ray sits down with each of the 2023 National Wetlands Awardees. 
Philanthropic and government resources alone can’t afford to restore all our wetlands. Over the past two decades, Adam Davis’ thought leadership has increased private capital available for large-scale, multi-benefit wetland restoration projects nationally. 

In this miniseries, ELI’s Georgia Ray sits down with each of the 2023 National Wetlands Awardees.  
These Environmental Law Organizations Provide Free Council in the Name of Climate Justice
Green Matters
February 17, 2023
https://www.greenmatters.com/environmental-justice/environmental-law-organizati…

Law is one of those fields where you can use your skills in one of two ways: for good or for evil. And with climate chaos and environmental damage growing worse and worse, there are fortunately many environmental law organizations out there fighting for what's right — all without charging clients. So, we've rounded up a mix of U.S.

Hawai‘i Land Trust’s Scott Fisher earns national award for wetlands work
Maui Now
April 26, 2023
https://mauinow.com/2023/04/26/hawaii-land-trusts-scott-fisher-earns-national-a…

A national wetlands award for local stewardship will be issued to Scott Fisher, Ph.D., director of ʻĀina Stewardship at Hawai‘i Land Trust. The Environmental Law Institute will issue awards to a total of six winners nationwide to individuals who have excelled in wetlands protection, restoration, and education. Environmental Law Institute has recognized more than 200 individuals since the awards were established in 1989…

Newly Reduced Food Waste Reduction State Model Policy Toolkit
Food Waste Magazine
May 18, 2023
https://wasteadvantagemag.com/newly-released-food-waste-reduction-state-model-p…

A new toolkit outlining the gold standard for state policy to reduce food loss and waste has just been released by the Zero Food Waste Coalition, of which NRDC is a founding member. “Achieving Zero Food Waste: A State Policy Toolkit” documents the necessary components of more than a dozen state policies related to food waste reduction, explains their connection to federal law, gives examples of successful laws across the country, and includes a model for each policy which can be picked up by legislators and changemakers with minimal alterations...

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