Research Reports
ELI publishes Research Reports available for free download that present the analysis and conclusions of the policy studies ELI undertakes to improve environmental law and policy. These reports contribute to education of the profession and disseminate diverse points of view and opinions to stimulate a robust and creative exchange of ideas. Those publications, which express opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Institute, its Board of Directors, or funding organizations, exemplify ELI’s commitment to dialogue with all sectors.
January 2006
The National Forum on Synergies Between Water Quality Trading and Wetland Mitigation Banking report summarizes the discussions from the Forum, held July 11-12, 2005, in Washington DC. The two-day event was designed to bring together experts in wetland mitigation banking with those in the water quality trading community to facilitate a dialogue on stimulating future markets in water quality trading.
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December 2005
Using Pennsylvania as a case study, ELI examines how sewage infrastructure affects land use planning.
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October 2005
Securing the Promise of Nanotechnology: Is U.S. Environmental Law Up To the Job? summarizes the output of a multi-stakeholder dialogue hosted by ELI and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, held earlier this year. The Dialogue brought together noted scientists, lawyers, and policymakers to examine how US laws and regulations, as well as additional means of governance such as voluntary programs and industry standards, can be used effectively to address the environmental, health, and safety implications of nanotechnologies.
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August 2005
This report discusses selected legal issues in IAQ-related claims brought against public school entities by parents or school staff. The report focuses on claims in three areas of the law: (1) state workers’ compensation systems, (2) common law tort, and (3) federal disability rights/non-discrimination statutes.
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May 2005
This report, co-produced with Resources for the Future, introduces for the first time a framework that can be used to plan for the types of activities and associated costs required to implement successfully institutional controls (ICs). Institutional controls are used at contaminated sites that are cleaned up to standards based on the assumption that they will be used in ways that will avoid exposing people to hazardous substances that remain in buried soils or groundwater.
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