Environmental Law Reporter

An ELI Public Webinar Join the Environmental Law Institute and the International WELL Building Institute for a discussion on how health and indoor air quality (IAQ) can be elevated within the national conversation around affordable housing. Expert panelists will explore opportunities to integrate IAQ into housing policy and financing decisions, including through the use of third-party certification programs.

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President Barack Obama signed the bipartisan Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act into law 10 years ago in June 2016. This was the first major overhaul of the nation’s leading chemical management law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which gives EPA broad authority to monitor, test, report, evaluate, and regulate industrial and commercial chemicals.

By Rachel Weaver, Larry Swatuk, Carl Bruch, Erika Weinthal, and Richard Matthew In environmental peacebuilding, language does a great deal of heavy lifting. The same term–whether it is resilience, sustainability, or conflict–can carry sharply different meanings depending on whether it is being used by a climate scientist, lawyer, researcher, or local official navigating post-conflict land disputes. These differences in meaning are not merely academic.

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An ELI Breaking News Public Webinar On June 18, 2026, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued tailored show cause orders under §206 of the Federal Power Act directing all six regional grid operators under its jurisdiction to justify or reform their tariff rules for integrating large loads—including data centers—onto the transmission grid.

Environmental peacebuilding is evolving, responding to a changing geopolitical context and declining prioritization of peace and environmental measures. And the topics that practitioners are highlighting in their research and outreach reflect that evolution, too.

An ELI Public Webinar Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are found in a wide range of products, from industrial firefighting foams to non-stick cookware. These chemical compounds, commonly referred to as "forever chemicals," have properties that make them difficult to break down and thus persistent in the environment.

In recognition of global commitments to protect 30 percent of the ocean by 2030 under the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and the growing momentum reflected in the High Seas Treaty, ELI is working to strengthen area-based marine protections in countries around the world.