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Alexandra Dunn
Assistant Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency
for Toxic Substances
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJames Jones
Succeeded byMichal Freedhoff
Personal details
Born
Alexandra Rebecca Dapolito[1]

(1967-09-25) September 25, 1967 (age 57)[2][3]
EducationJames Madison University (BA)
Catholic University of America (JD)

Alexandra Dapolito Dunn (born September 25, 1967) is an American environmental lawyer and law professor, specializing in chemical and pesticide regulation, water quality issues,[4] water treatment issues, urban development, rule of law,[5] environmental justice,[6] environmental conflict resolution, cooperative federalism,[7] and implementation of the Clean Water Act and the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Dunn currently serves as the President and CEO of CropLife America, where she has been in that role since March of 2024.[8] Previously, Dunn has held executive positions at several environmental management associations, served as Regional Administrator for New England in the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.[9] In November of 2024, Dunn was elected President-Elect of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) for the 2024-2025 year.

Biography

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Dunn graduated from Cherry Hill East High School in New Jersey in 1985.[1] She received a B.A. in political science from James Madison University, followed by a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law, where she was elected editor-in-chief of the law review. She is a member of the bar in D.C., Maryland, and New York, and the U.S. Supreme Court.[10] She began her career employed in private practice as an environmental associate at Winston & Strawn.[11] She was subsequently a counsel for the American Chemistry Council, general counsel for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), executive director and general counsel of the Association of Clean Water Administrators, and executive director and general counsel of the Environmental Council of the States.

Professional career

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Following her service at the EPA, Dunn became a partner in the law firm of Baker Botts, LLP in its Environment, Safety, and Incident Response group.[12][13] At Baker Botts, she has helped to refine and deploy the "ACELAS" model for environmental justice and published numerous articles on contaminants of emerging concern, community engagement, and environmental enforcement.[14]

Before joining the EPA in January 2018, Dunn was the executive director and general counsel of the Environmental Council of the States.[15] She has been involved in dozens of environmental cases representing parties and intervenors and contributing amicus curiae briefs.[16]

Dunn served as chair of the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, and served on the ABA Presidential Task force on Sustainable Development.[17] Dunn was the first ABA section chair from the non-profit sector. She was a board member of the Environmental Law Institute from 2014 to December 2017, and on the Executive Committee of the American College of Environmental Lawyers from October 2016 to December 2017.

Dunn served as the EPA Region 1 administrator between 2018 and 2019, and was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention between 2019 and 2021.[9]

In 2024, she joined CropLife America as President & CEO. CropLife America represents U.S. developers, manufacturers, formulators, and distributors of plant science solutions for agriculture and pest management. Their mission is to ensure that growers and consumers have access to technologies that protect crops, communities, and ecosystems from pests, weeds, and diseases in an environmentally sustainable way.[18] They advocate for crop protection regulation, sustainability, biotechnology, and the use of pesticides to support universally healthy food, people, and the planet. [19]

Academic career

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Dunn was Dean of Environmental Law Programs and an adjunct professor of law at Pace Law School.[11] At Pace, Dunn led efforts to create the nation's first L.L.M. in Environmental Law focused on climate change. Dunn is a lecturer in law at the Columbus School of Law and Catholic University of America, and a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University Law School.[20] Previously she was an associate professor of law at American University’s Washington College of Law.[10] She has published articles in a variety of scholarly journals, law reviews, and periodicals.[21][22][23][24][4][25] Her research publications include cutting edge work on environmental justice,[26][27] green infrastructure,[28] and environmental conflict resolution,[29] among other subjects.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Classmates - Find your school, yearbooks and alumni online". Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "In the deep blue of New England, a Trump appointee gains respect for protecting the environment". The Boston Globe. August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019.
  3. ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (New York, Washington D.C., Virginia, 1993-2007)
  4. ^ a b ELI 2016 Corporate Forum: The Business of Water, 47 ELR 10005 (January 2017) (with Leeth, Mahoney, Otto, Rittenhouse, Thorne) https://www.eli.org/award-dinner/business-water-2016-corporate-forum Archived December 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Advancing the Environmental Rule of Law: A Call for Measurement, 21 SW. J. Int'l L. 283 (2015) (w/S. Stillman)
  6. ^ The Lawyer's Role in Representing Communities, with Heineken, in Ethics and Environmental Practice, American Bar Association, 2017 (Russell & Wright, Editors) https://shop.americanbar.org/eBus/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=279746700
  7. ^ Edited Panel Transcript, Uncooperative Federalism: The Complexity of Shared Governance, 16 WYO. L. REV. 37 (2016) (w/ R. Lance, R. Mathes, N. Culver, P. Seby); Reflections on the Role of States in the U.S. Regulatory System, 32 PACE ENVTL. L. REV. 435 (2015) (w/C. Culleen); Postcards from the Edge: Perspective to Reinvigorate Clean Water Act Cooperative Federalism, 4 GEO. WASH. J. ENERGY & ENVTL. L. 68 (2013) (w/M. Boian)
  8. ^ "CropLife America Appoints Alexandra Dunn as Next President and CEO". CropLife America. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Alexandra Dunn Confirmed to Run EPA Chemicals Office". Bloomberg Law. January 2, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "faculty_Dunn". Washington College of Law. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "About Alexandra Dunn". GreenLaw; Blog of the Pace Environmental Law Programs. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  12. ^ "Alexandra Dapolito Dunn | People".
  13. ^ "Baker Botts Welcomes Former High-Ranking EPA Lawyer in Washington, D.C. | News".
  14. ^ "Building Your Company's Environmental Justice Toolkit and the ACELAS Framework | Thought Leadership".
  15. ^ "1994 Alumna to Lead States' Environmental Efforts in Washington". Law.edu. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  16. ^ "Our Staff Archive". Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  17. ^ "Task Force Roster". Americanbar.org. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  18. ^ "Our Crop Protection Vision & Mission". CropLife America. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  19. ^ "CropLife America | Crop Protection, Sustainability & Pesticide Policy". CropLife America. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  20. ^ "Dunn, Alexandra Dapolito | GW Law | The George Washington University". GW Law. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  21. ^ "Author Page for Alexandra Dapolito Dunn". SSRN. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  22. ^ Dunn, Alexandra Dapolito; Boian, Meghan (Winter 2013). "Postcards From the Edge: Perspectives to Reinvigorate Clean Water Act Cooperative Federalism" (PDF). Journal of Energy & Environmental Law: 68–81. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2014.
  23. ^ Ryan, Mark, ed. (2003). The Clean Water Act Handbook. American Bar Association. ISBN 978-1616329693.
  24. ^ Howe, J. Cullen; Gerrard, Michael, eds. (2010). The Law of Green Buildings: Regulatory and Legal Issues in Design. American Bar Association. ISBN 9781616320140.
  25. ^ The Lawyer's Role in Representing Communities, with Heineken, in Ethics and Environmental Practice, American Bar Association, 2017 (Russell & Wright, Editors)
  26. ^ "The University of Mississippi School of Law: Environmental Justice in Permitting: State Innovations to Advance Accountability". Mississippi Law Journal. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  27. ^ "Digital Asset Abstract" (PDF). Americanbar.org. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  28. ^ Dunn, Alexandra Dapolito (January 2010). "Siting Green Infrastructure: Legal and Policy Solutions to Alleviate Urban Poverty and Promote Healthy Communities". Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review. 37.
  29. ^ Dunn, Alexandra Dapolito; Gross, Jill (January 24, 2010). "Environmental Dispute Resolution in the Law School Curriculum". Pace Environmental Law Review. 47: 21. SSRN 1541563.


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