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The Environmental Law Institute mourns the passing of Joseph L. Sax, James H. House and Hiram H. Hurd Professor of Environmental Regulation (Emeritus) at the UC Berkeley School of Law. In 1985, Professor Sax became…
Water is a basic human need, and despite predictions of "water wars", shared waters have proven to be the natural resource with the greatest potential for interstate cooperation and local confidence building. Water management plays a very important…
Trammell S. Crow is the President of the Crow Family Foundation, which operates and manages The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, founded in 1994. Mr. Crow began his career as a warehouse leasing agent in Denver and…
ELI sends its warmest condolences to the family of Nelson “Bud” Talbott, who passed away on February 7 at the age of 93. Bud, an ELI board member from 1979-84 and friend of the Institute for decades, was a philanthropist for natural resource…
ELI is pleased to announce that Laurie Burt and Bob Sussman have joined the Institute’s Leadership Council.
Laurie Burt is President of Laurie Burt, LLC, providing independent strategic advice in the clean energy, climate and environmental space to…
Attention! The deadline for the 2013-14 Beveridge & Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition is fast approaching. Click here for more information on the competition and how to submit your entry. And don't forget to…
(Washington, DC) — A new guidebook from the Environmental Law Institute puts a twist on water policy development. Focusing on what influences success, rather than the policies and programs themselves,…
The President of the United States has nominated John C. Cruden, President of the Environmental Law Institute, to become the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice. "John Cruden's…
Farella Braun + Martel LLP’s Environmental Law Dept. has announced the launch of a mobile site that provides reporting requirements under federal and CA law for spills and other releases into the environment…
The Environmental Law Institute mourns the death of Judge Howard M. Holtzmann, who passed away on December 9, 2013, just one day before his 92nd birthday.
ELI honored Judge Holtzmann, who served on our board (1999-2005), with a Special Merit Award…