Environmental Law & Policy Center
Ann Mesnikoff serves as the Federal Legislative Director at the Environmental Law & Policy Center since May 2017, following a role as Democratic Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Previously, Ann held the position of Associate Director, Federal Government Relations at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and directed the Green Transportation Campaign at Sierra Club, where accomplishments included securing fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards. Consultant experience with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation focused on the Anacostia River Initiative, and earlier roles included lobbying for the Sierra Club and advocacy at the Center for Auto Safety. Ann began a legal career as a Law Clerk for Judge Richard S. Salzman. Educationally, Ann holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University.
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Environmental Law & Policy Center
The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading environmental advocacy organization. We advocate, innovate and litigate to protect the Midwest's environment from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains. We show that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together by putting sustainability principles into practice. We advance climate solutions effectively by accelerating clean renewable energy alternatives to conventional power plants and advancing clean transportation solutions. We protect the Great Lakes and defend the Midwest’s wild and natural places, and we fight for safe, clean water and healthy clean air for all. We combine effective public interest litigation with strategic policy advocacy, sound science, and economic analysis. ELPC produces strong results for the environment in the courtrooms, boardrooms, and legislative hearing rooms across the pivotal Midwest states and in Washington D.C.