Environmental Law Institute Inc

TO BUILD EFFECTIVE LAW AND GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY PROVIDING INFORMATION SERVICES, PUBLICATIONS, TRAINING COURSES, SEMINARS, RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS IN A MANNER THAT ENGAGES AND EMPOWERS LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND RULE OF LAW. ELI'S AUDIENCE INCLUDES LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS IN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, THE LAW PRACTICE COMMUNITY, PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS, AND ACADEMIA.

RESEARCH AND POLICY DIVISION: PROVIDED RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY TO ALL SECTORS IN THE U.S. AND NUMEROUS FOREIGN COUNTRIES. RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN 2021 COVERED THE BREADTH OF THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY, FROM EXPLORING HOW LAW AND POLICY CAN ADAPT TO MEET THE MOST URGENT ISSUES OF THE NEXT HALF-CENTURY, TO PROMOTING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO USE ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY SUITS TO COUNTER ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE, TO OPERATING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK AND THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. OTHER INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED STATE POLICY STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING KEY INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES, AND EDUCATED JUDGES ABOUT CLIMATE SCIENCE, AMONG OTHER THINGS. OUR ON-GOING PROGRAMS ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE, EDUCATION, AND RECOGNITION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS NATIONWIDE SUCH AS THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY ANNUAL REVIEW; TRAINING FOR STATES, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBES ON THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD AND OTHER CLEAN WATER ACT PROGRAMS; THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROGRAM; THE NATIONAL WETLANDS AWARDS; AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION, ELI MADE STRIDES IN AN EMERGING FIELD, THAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PEACEBUILDING. ELI HAS BECOME A GLOBAL LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL PEACEBUILDING, WHICH INTEGRATES NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTO CONFLICT PREVENTION, MITIGATION, RESOLUTION, AND RECOVERY TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT. THIS YEAR, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PEACEBUILDING PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR DELIVERY OF INFORMATION THOUGH OUR WEBSITE, NEWSLETTER, WORKSHOPS, AND PUBLICATIONS. FOR A FULLER DESCRIPTION OF OUR PROGRAMS, PLEASE REFER TO OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ELI.ORG.

ASSOCIATES & EDUCATION DIVISION: LED 102 VIRTUAL EDUCATION EVENTS, INCLUDING MASTER CLASSES, CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, CO-SPONSORED PROGRAMS, BREAKING NEWS WEBINARS, POLICY FORUMS, NETWORKING RECEPTIONS, CONVENINGS, TOPICAL CONFERENCE CALLS, EASTERN AND WESTERN BOOT CAMPS ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, SUMMER SCHOOL SEMINARS, ANNUAL SUPREME COURT PREVIEW AND REVIEW, PUBLIC SEMINARS AND MORE, FOR OVER 20,150 ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDED AGROCHEMICALS, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, THE CLEAN AIR ACT, THE CLEAN WATER ACT, CLIMATE CHANGE, COASTAL CLIMATE ISSUES, COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT, DECARBONIZATION, THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, ENERGY LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, HAZARDOUS WASTE, LAND USE LAW, THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, PFAS, PRODUCTS REGULATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY, THE SOCIAL COST OF CARBON, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TRIBAL ENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH CLIMATE LITIGATION, AND MANY MORE. FOR A FULLER DESCRIPTION OF OUR PROGRAMS, PLEASE REFER TO OUR ANNUAL REPORT WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ELI.ORG.

PUBLICATIONS DIVISION: PROVIDED TIMELY, ACCURATE, AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS THROUGH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PUBLICATIONS: THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM. THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER REMAINS THE MOST CITED PUBLICATION OF ITS TYPE IN THE NATION AND DRAWS PREMIER AUTHORS ON CURRENT LEGAL EVENTS. AND ELI'S AWARD-WINNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE THE BEST COVERAGE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSION AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. IN ADDITION, ELI PRESS ADVANCED THE FIELD BY PUBLISHING FIVE BOOKS, THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION TO SAVE THE PLANET: THE PEOPLES' RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, CHOOSING TO SUCCEED: LAND USE LAW & CLIMATE CONTROL, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, DISRUPTED, THWART CLIMATE CHANGE NOW: REDUCING EMBODIED CARBON BRICK BY BRICK, AND FARMING FOR OUR FUTURE: THE SCIENCE, LAW, AND POLICY OF CLIMATE-NEUTRAL AGRICULTURE. FOR A FULLER DESCRIPTION OF OUR PROGRAMS, PLEASE REFER TO OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ELI.ORG.

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