Research Reports

Despite the increasing use of institutional controls at Superfund sites, there has been little analysis to date of the effectiveness of these controls in practice. This report investigates the effectiveness of institutional controls at four NPL sites. The Environmental Law Institute researched and analyzed the administrative, legal, economic, public health, and policy implications of using institutional controls to prevent exposure to residual hazardous substances.

This report provides an overview of land use and transportation trends in seven southeastern states

This report discusses sustainable development efforts throughout the United States involving diverse partnerships, objectives, environmental media, and approaches. The study is based on certain questions including, How does sustainability as practiced by local communities address the objectives set out by the President`s Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD)? How are sustainability partnerships structured? Is there a diversity of projects? What tools are used in carrying out the projects, and what variables do these tools correspond with? How do these efforts differ by region?

This report discusses the Symposium on the Legal Implications of Environmental Electronic Reporting on June 23-25, 1999, conducted by the Environmental Law Institute with support from the Environmental Protection Agency. Participants discussed the complex legal and technical issues involved with the implementation of an electronic reporting program including EPA

This article reviews the evidence that can be brought to bear to verify or refute accusations that environmental regulation is too expensive, reduces economic growth, hurts international competitiveness, and causes widespread layoffs and plant closures.. In all cases, these assertions do not stand up to a careful examination of the facts. First, we do indeed spend a considerable amount on environmental protection, but not as much as we do on health care and national defense