Eugene Marc Trisko

Admissions

• District of Columbia

Court Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals DC Cir
• District of Columbia Bar

Professional Societies and Organizations

• Past Chair and active member, ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
• Former Board Member, Environmental Law Institute & Member of ELI Leadership Council

Other Environmental Career Experience

• Partner, Baker Botts, 2021-2024
• Assistant Administrator of the U.S. EPA, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (2019-2021)
• Region 1 Administrator, U.S. EPA (2018-2019)
• Executive Director and General Counsel of the Environmental Council of the States (2014-2018)
• Executive Director and General Counsel of the Association of Clean Water Administrators (2010-2014)
• Dean of Environmental Law Programs, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (2007-2010)
• General Counsel of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (2001-2007)
• Counsel at the American Chemistry Council (1997-2001)
• Associate, Winston & Strawn (1994-1997)

Illustrative Projects

• Settled enforcement case in Chesapeake Bay, MD involving water and air quality allegations.
• Representing global food company in significant litigation concerning water discharges in MD.
• National PFAS counsel for major petroleum company.
• Led EPA-wide initiatives focused on environmental justice, community revitalization, and risk communication.
• Worked with EPA scientists to review and register over 500 products for use against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, approving the use of novel products that provide long-lasting disinfection against SARS-CoV-2, and partnered with pesticide industry leaders and retailers to address critical broken links in the disinfectant supply chain and to help stop fraudulent claims.
• Established a regulatory framework for the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which comprehensively overhauled the laws governing the manufacture, import, and use of chemicals.
• Worked with over 15 Superfund sites via negotiation and infrastructure and economic development investment.
• Steered the first new Endangered Species Act assessment methodologies in over two decades and oversaw their application to five pesticides of importance to agriculture.
• Managed complex multi-party negotiations and delivered strategic litigation support for over 35 lawsuits brought against the EPA on cutting-edge chemical and pesticide issues.
• Developed interactive online benchmarking tool for state environmental progress.
• Worked with major municipalities and cities across the nation on stormwater management and infrastructure advancement.

Citations of Major Published Cases

• Represented parties, intervenors, or amicus in over 50 environmental cases, including
• National Assn of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife, 549 U.S. 1105 (2007)
• South Florida Water Management District v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, 541 U.S. 95 (2004)
• Whitman v. American Trucking Associations, Inc. et al., 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
• Appalachian Power Co. v. EPA, 208 F.3d 1015 (D.C. Cir. 2000)