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.This study is the first to evaluate the effectiveness of the awareness campaign to promote appropriate protective responses to radon exposure. The report includes implications of this campaign for public policy concerning radon and related risks.
Read More >Nine state hazardous substance cleanup programs were studied in depth in 1989 to determine what elements of funding, enforcement, program organization and other factors are important to state capabilities. Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas were studied in this report. Part I synthesizes the results across states and draws conclusions concerning means of enhancing programs. Part II reports on each of the states studied and shows how program features combine in the context of operating programs.
Read More >In 1985, Congress enacted “swampbuster” provisions as a part of the Food Security Act in order to discourage further conversion of wetlands to agriculture. This report, funded by the EPA, discusses inefficiencies in the current program and offers procedural and technical reforms to the swampbuster provisions.
Read More >This report provides an analysis of state groundwater classification systems. The first phase of the report identifies the statutory and regulatory underpinnings of each state’s classification system. The second phase gives an in-depth examination of ten state programs in order to determine the relationship of classification to groundwater protection activities.
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