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Experts Guide
Welcome to ELI’s directory of environmental law and policy experts. We are committed to delivering timely, insightful, impartial analysis to opinion makers, including government officials, environmental and business leaders, and journalists.
The Institute is fortunate to have staff members with deep expertise in many fields of environmental law and governance both in the United States and internationally. Their general areas of expertise are noted below. Please click on their name or photo for more information about their work and their areas of expertise.
Scott Fulton
President, Environmental Law Institute
Expertise: Air, Chemical Regulation, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, International Law, Pollution Control, Water |
Jay Austin
Senior Attorney; Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Law Reporter®
Expertise: Coastal and Ocean Law, Constitutional Law, NEPA, Water |
Tobie Bernstein
Senior Attorney; Director, Indoor Environments and Green Buildings Program
Expertise: Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Health, Green Buildings |
Linda Breggin
Senior Attorney; Director of the Center for State, Tribal, and Local Environmental Programs
Expertise: Agriculture, Chemicals, Enforcement, Toxic Waste, Water |
Carl Bruch
Senior Attorney; Director, International Programs
Expertise: Climate Change, Compliance and Enforcement, Environmental Peacebuilding, Impacts of War, International Law, Oceans, Water |
Rebecca L. Kihslinger
Senior Science and Policy Analyst; Director, Wetlands Program
Expertise: Biodiversity, Conservation and Land Use Planning, Wetlands |
James M. McElfish, Jr.
Senior Attorney; Director, Sustainable Use of Land Program
Expertise: Biodiversity, Land Use, Shale Gas Development, Water, Wind Energy |
John Pendergrass
Vice President, Programs & Publications
Expertise: Climate Change, International, Judiciary, Law, Pollution, Water |
Xiao Recio-Blanco
Senior Attorney; Director, Ocean Program
Expertise: Energy, International, Water, Wildlife |
Adam Schempp
Senior Attorney; Director, Western Water Program
Expertise: Coastal and Ocean Law, Water |
Sandra Nichols Thiam
Associate Vice President, Research & Policy; Director, Judicial Education Program
Expertise: Capacity Building, Community Rights, Environmental Peace Building, State Environmental Programs |
Jessica J. Troell
Senior Attorney; Director, International Water Program; Director, Africa Program
Expertise: International Law, Natural Resource Management, Water |
