Filling the Gaps: Ten Strategies to Strengthen Invasive Species Management in Florida
Date Released
August 2004

Filling the Gaps: Ten Strategies to Strengthen Invasive Species Management in Florida analyzes gaps and conflicts, as well as opportunities, in the federal and state legal framework for invasive species management in Florida. Report findings include prevention policies, control and management, research, education, outreach and public partnership, and strategic planning. The prolific spread of invasive non-native species such as zebra mussels, purple loosestrife, and snakehead fish has captured national attention.

Making a List: Prevention Strategies for Invasive Plants in the Great Lakes States
Date Released
April 2004
Making a List: Prevention Strategies for Invasive Plants in the Great Lakes Stat

Making a List: Prevention Strategies for Invasive Plants in the Great Lakes States surveys plant listing programs in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to assess the effectiveness of listing as a tool to prevent the proliferation and spreads of invasive plant species.

Beyond Enforcement? Enforcement, Compliance Assistance, and Corporate Leadership Programs in Five Midwest States
Date Released
January 2003
Beyond Enforcement? Enforcement, Compliance Assistance, and Corporate Leadership

This study identifies the structural and management prerequisites for sound integrated environmental compliance programs. Integrated compliance programs require unified planning and management of compliance activities and rely on targeted, priority-based problem solving. Integrated compliance programs also use the full range of compliance tools such as inspections, enforcement, compliance assistance, and leadership incentives, and require careful evaluation to determine which tools produce the most effective results for solving various types of environmental problems.

An Analysis of State Superfund Programs: 50-State Study, 2001 Update
Author
John Pendergrass
Date Released
November 2002
An Analysis of State Superfund Programs: 50-State Study, 2001 Update

This report examines the cleanup programs of all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The Study provides a snapshot of state statutes, program organizations, staffing, funding, expenditures, cleanup standards and activities, brownfields, long-term stewardship and institutional controls.

Halting the Invasion: State Tools for Invasive Species Management
Author
Meg Filbey, Christina Kennedy, Jessica Wilkinson, Jennifer Balch
Date Released
August 2002
Halting the Invasion: State Tools for Invasive Species Management

Non-native invasive species significantly threaten the ecological integrity of our nation`s natural systems. They displace native plants and animals, disrupt ecological processes, upset the stability of our ecosystems, and can permanently change our natural landscapes. Even though many invasive species are not regulated or controlled federally, states have passed a wide array of laws designed to address invasive species problems.

Symposium on Legal Implications of Electronic Environmental Reporting
Author
Suellen T. Keiner, Environmental Law Institute
Date Released
December 1999

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

Barriers to Environmental Technology and Use
Author
Byron Swift, Environmental Law Institute
Date Released
January 1998
Barriers to Environmental Technology and Use

This report examines barriers to technology innovation in specific industries relevant to the Great Lakes region. The six industry case studies were chosen to reflect a mix of small and large manufacturing sectors. The case studies attempt to distinguish between normal economic barriers to innovation and barriers specific to the environmental field.

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