has played a crucial role as a non-partisan think-and-do tank dedicated to advancing effective environmental governance and law. At a time of uncertainty driven by politics, climate change, and economic forces, the Environmental Law Institute is more important than ever. A steady, reasoned, unbiased voice is needed in the months ahead to protect and reinforce those elements of law and governance that are key to advancing effective natural resource management and environmental quality, and to pull together diverse groups for solutions-oriented convening.
A newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report is shining a spotlight on a concern many in the mitigation banking industry have raised for years: inconsistent implementation of the federal compensatory mitigation program across U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts. Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Corps requires compensatory mitigation when permitted
Read More
For too long, environmental policy debates have been framed around a false and unproductive premise: that economic growth and environmental protection are inherently at odds. This mindset is not only outdated—it is actively harmful to both outcomes. Mitigation banking offers a clear path forward. By design, it aligns economic incentives with ecological restoration, proving that well-functioning
Read More