The Environmental Law Institute hosted a series of free lectures in Washington, DC to provide an introduction to the legal foundations of environmental protection in the United States. Summer law clerks, interns, and others who would want to acquire a working knowledge of the basics were invited to attend. Each presentation was made by an experienced practitioner and provided an overview of the history, main provisions, and essential vocabulary of the specific statute.
William A. Anderson II (Winston & Strawn), Susan MacIntyre (Winston & Strawn) and Alexandra Dunn (Association of Metropolitan Sewage Agencies) provided an overview of the Clean Water Act.
Mr. Anderson was involved in EPA’s early implementation of the Clean Water Act on behalf of the electric utility industry and has witnessed the evolution of EPA’s water pollution control programs take place via significant statutory amendments and regulatory revisions. A Partner in the DC office of Winston & Strawn, he maintains a broad private practice on behalf of industrial, commercial, and municipal clients.
Ms. MacIntyre is an Associate in the Environmental Department at the Washington, DC office of Winston & Strawn, focusing on environmental regulatory issues and litigation. Ms. MacIntyre worked on Capitol Hill, in the US House of Representatives for several years before attending George Washington University Law School. Upon graduating from law school in 1996, Ms. MacIntyre went on to clerk for Justice Sherman Horton of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Ms. Dunn provides legal and strategic counsel to the Association of Metropolitan Sewage Agencies (AMSA) on association matters and on environmental regulatory development and implementation, permitting, and legislation, with a particular focus on the Clean Water Act. Ms. Dunn represents AMSA in litigation and amicus activities across the nation. She chairs the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Environmental In-House Counsel Committee and the 2005 ABA Annual Conference on Environmental Law. Ms. Dunn previously was Counsel to the American Chemistry Council, where she represented the US chemical industry in the nation’s capital on the Clean Air Act, Superfund, and environmental justice issues.