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Hi, I am working to keep the article up to date both in terms of content and accuracy. I've revised my initial post and have put together a restructured version of the article, moving existing content to the appropriate sections and in chronological order. The highlighted texts are my suggested additions including Dunn's current role and updated language about some of her previous positions with improved sources to replace broken reference links. Please review and share any feedback, and consider implementing as you see fit.

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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. She is the President and CEO of CropLife America as of February 2024.[8] Dunn was an executive at several environmental management associations, and 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]

Biography
Early life and education

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]

Professional career

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. She was involved in dozens of environmental cases representing parties and intervenors and contributing amicus curiae briefs.[12] 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.[13] 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 is a member of its Leadership Council Steering Committee.[14] She was also on the Executive Committee of the American College of Environmental Lawyers from October 2016 to December 2017.

In 2018, Dunn was selected to serve as the Administrator for the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 1 (New England).[15] In January 2019, she was appointed by President Trump as the Assistant Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, where she was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate and served until 2021.[16][8]

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.[17][18] At Baker Botts, she 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.[19]

In February 2024, Dunn became the President and CEO of the national trade association for the pesticide industry, CropLife America.[8]

In January 2025, Dunn was appointed by the United States Department of Agriculture to serve on the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee.[20]

Academic career

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 at Catholic University of America, and a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University Law School.[21] 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.[22][23][24][25][4][26] Her research publications include cutting edge work on environmental justice,[27][28] green infrastructure,[29] and environmental conflict resolution,[30] among other subjects.

References
  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. ^ a b c Borst, Ellie (February 20, 2024). "Trump-era EPA chemicals chief to lead pesticides group". E&E News by Politico.
  9. ^ "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. ^ "Our Staff Archive". Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  13. ^ "Task Force Roster". Americanbar.org. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "Leadership Council". Environmental Law Institute.
  15. ^ "Alexandra Dunn Welcomed as EPA's Region 1 Administrator". EHS Daily Advisor. April 13, 2018.
  16. ^ "Nomination of Alexandra Dunn to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency". U.S Government Publishing Office. November 29, 2018.
  17. ^ "Alexandra Dapolito Dunn | People".
  18. ^ "Baker Botts Welcomes Former High-Ranking EPA Lawyer in Washington, D.C. | News".
  19. ^ "Building Your Company's Environmental Justice Toolkit and the ACELAS Framework | Thought Leadership".
  20. ^ "USDA makes appointments to ag trade advisory committees". The Packer. January 21, 2025.
  21. ^ "Alexandra Dunn". law.gwu.edu. George Washington University. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  22. ^ "Author Page for Alexandra Dapolito Dunn". SSRN. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ Ryan, Mark, ed. (2003). The Clean Water Act Handbook. American Bar Association. ISBN 978-1616329693.
  25. ^ Howe, J. Cullen; Gerrard, Michael, eds. (2010). The Law of Green Buildings: Regulatory and Legal Issues in Design. American Bar Association. ISBN 9781616320140.
  26. ^ The Lawyer's Role in Representing Communities, with Heineken, in Ethics and Environmental Practice, American Bar Association, 2017 (Russell & Wright, Editors)
  27. ^ "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.
  28. ^ "Digital Asset Abstract" (PDF). Americanbar.org. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ Dunn, Alexandra Dapolito; Gross, Jill (January 24, 2010). "Environmental Dispute Resolution in the Law School Curriculum". Pace Environmental Law Review. 47: 21. SSRN 1541563.

Thank you! PB 0073 (talk) 13:10, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@PB 0073, could you please make it more clear what exactly you changed? The highlighted text is added, but could perhaps italicize any sentence you would like rephrased and strikethrough any text you would like completely removed? The first paragraph of Professional career, at least, has been rewritten, and I don't want to have to check every sentence against the original to make sure there aren't additional changes. Rusalkii (talk) 05:00, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rusalkii, thanks so much for reviewing my request and for your recommendation. I actually didn't remove content but rather moved certain text around the page to ensure the article is in chronological order, and in some instances needed to rephrase a couple words so that the language of the article flows.
This explains what I moved in my revision proposal:
  • Moved the second half of Biography which covers the beginning of her career (from "She began her career...") to the beginning of the Professional career section, and moved the sentence from the second paragraph of Professional career to the end of the same paragraph as it relates to the cases she worked on ("She was involved in..."). I removed the sentence before it ("Before joining the EPA...") as it relates to 2018 and is covered further down in that section.
  • Moved the first paragraph of Professional career (beginning "Following her service at the EPA,...") to further down in the section after the paragraph which now begins "In 2018, Dunn was selected...", putting the content in chronological order.
  • Rephrased and updated the last paragraph of Professional career ("Dunn served as the EPA Region 1...") to replace broken links and update language according to sources - to the paragraph beginning "In 2018,.." highlighted in yellow, keeping the correct sequence.
I'd be happy to mark up my revision proposal further if you think it would be beneficial; I wasn't sure the best way to show moving content so hope the above explanation helped. In the meantime, I have added some Wikipedia links to my suggestions. Thank you, PB 0073 (talk) 13:07, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for clarifying! Your changes look good to me, you can go ahead and make them in the main article now. Rusalkii (talk) 03:48, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Rusalkii. I've updated the article. PB 0073 (talk) 14:09, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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