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Environmental Attorney and Consultant, Hot Springs, North Carolina (2005 to present).
Director, Environmental Policy, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Naples, Florida (2002 to 2005).
Environmental Attorney, Knoxville, Tennessee (1988 to 2002), including associations with Sidney Gilreath & Associates and Ray, Farmer, and Eldridge.
Director and Founder, Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies, University of Tennessee (1992 to 2002).
Senior Fellow, University of Tennessee Energy, Environment, and Resources Center (1987 to 2002).
Guest Lecturer, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden (1997 to 2002).
Adjunct Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tennessee College of Law (1993 to 2002).
Environmental Attorney, Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation, Knoxville, Tennessee (1983-1988).
Environmental Policy Analyst, California Governor's Office of Appropriate Technology, Sacramento, California (1980-83).
Legal Intern, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco (1979).
Legal Intern, Office of Field Solicitor, Office of Surface Mining, Knoxville, Tennessee (1978).
Environmental Engineer, Hydroscience, Inc. (now Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc.), Knoxville, Tennessee (1975-78).
J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee (1980).
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (1975).
- Directed advocacy and land acquisition program of 40-year old regional non-profit environmental organization and appeared before local governments, state legislature, and state administrative boards on environmental and land use issues. Campaigned successfully for referendum for conservation land acquisition program in Collier County, Florida.
- For over 20 years, represented environmental groups, citizen groups, and individual clients in environmental and land use litigation in state and federal courts and before administrative boards. Drafted policy reports and position papers on environmental policy issues for environmental organizations. Served on federal and state government task forces.
- Litigated toxic tort and environmental damage cases involving health effects and property damages, including dioxin exposure, solvent neuropathy, chlorinated solvent (TCE) contamination, lead contamination, radioactive waste leakage, petroleum product spills and leaks, PCB contamination, paper mill pollution, pentachlorophenol exposure.
- Clients have included Environmental Defense, Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation, American Canoe Association, Tennessee Environmental Council, Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association, the Clean Water Fund of North Carolina, Save Our Cumberland Mountains, and numerous local citizen organizations dealing with environmental permits and land use issues. Clients have also included individuals damaged by workplace or environmental contamination.
Directed policy staff of regional not-for-profit environmental organization in Southwest Florida, advised CEO on all policy issues, served on management committee for the organization, interacted with board members, drafted grant proposals for foundations and solicited contributions from major donors. Directed interdisciplinary environmental policy and technology research center at University of Tennessee. Raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from foundations and government agencies. Drafted numerous grant proposals. Developed budgets. Prepared financial reports. Conducted organizational strategic planning processes. Supervised ten staff employees and coordinated activities of cooperating faculty and graduate students. Founded and managed office of regional public interest environmental law organization. Served on boards of not-for-profit organizations, including Green Seal and Tennessee Clean Water Network. Incorporated not-for-profit organizations, including drafting of charters and bylaws, and advised organizations on compliance with state and federal laws. Recruited members and donors for organizations.
Negotiated improvements to stormwater pollution rules in Southwest Florida. Directed project to evaluate the health of estuaries and coastal watersheds in Southwest Florida. Created Report Card scoring system for indicators of watershed health to provide information to policy makers and general public. Evaluated water quality data to identify “impaired” waters and sources of pollution. Developed state policies, legislation, and regulations to encourage pollution prevention. Advised California Governor's office and state regulatory agency on state and federal environmental laws and regulations. Consulted with state and local governments and regional agency on environmental policies. Authored major government policy reports on measures to promote reduction of hazardous waste and alternatives to land disposal and participated as a consultant in two U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment policy studies. Researched integrated pollution control policies for State of Tennessee.
Founded and directed university research center that focuses on policies and technologies for achieving sustainable development. Evaluated policies for cleaner production, including extended producer responsibility (product stewardship), environmental labeling, and environmental management systems. Coordinated cooperative efforts between government and industry to design cleaner products. Directed research by scientists and engineers on new cleaner products and production methods, including substitutes for toxic chemicals. Research sponsors included U.S. EPA, U.S. DOE, major manufacturing companies, such as General Motors and United Technologies Company, Green Seal environmental labeling organization, foundations and non-governmental organizations.
Collaborated with European and Asian policy researchers on developments in policies to encourage sustainable development. Authored policy reports for U.S. EPA evaluating policies in other countries. Served as an advisor to OECD on extended producer responsibility policy study. Evaluated environmental labeling programs worldwide. Researched European pollution prevention policies and technologies and coauthored book on applications for the United States.
Taught environmental law and policy in University of Tennessee College of Law and Lund University in Sweden. Coached University of Tennessee Environmental Moot Court Team. Working knowledge of all major environmental statutes, including air, water, hazardous waste, solid waste, Superfund, NEPA, safe drinking water, endangered species, and toxic substances control. Also experienced with land use and zoning law and eminent domain.
California (1981) (inactive), Tennessee (1983), North Carolina (1999).
Member, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Board of Directors (2005 to present).
Member, Green Seal Board of Directors (2000 to present).
Member, Tennessee Clean Water Network Board of Directors (2000 to 2002).
Member, Green Seal Board of Directors (1998 to present).
Editorial Board, Journal of Industrial Ecology (1997 to 2002).
Editorial Board, Clean Products and Processes (1999 to 2001).
Member, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Coal Waste Impoundments (2001).
Member, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Environmental Management Technologies (1995-96).
Member, Oak Ridge Environmental Advisory Committee (1985 to 1993).
Lifetime Achievement Award, Tennessee Environmental Council (1991).
Research Fellowship for European Environmental Policy Research, German Marshall Fund of the United States (1985).
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Fraternity, University of Cincinnati (1975).
Davis, G.A. (2000 Winter). Growing Business Naturally. Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy. Vol. 15.
Davis, G.A., C.A. Wilt, and J.N. Barkenbus (1997 Sept.). Extended Product Responsibility: A Tool for a Sustainable Economy. Environment, Vol. 39, No. 7.
Allen, D.T., F. Consoli, and G.A. Davis, eds. (1997). Public Policy Applications of Life-Cycle Assessment. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, FL.
Davis, G.A. (1997). Framework for Chemical Ranking and Scoring. In Chemical Ranking & Scoring: Guidelines for Relative Assessments of Chemicals, Swanson, M. and A. Socha, eds. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, FL.
Davis, G.A. (1997 Spring). How Green the Label? Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 12.
Wilt, C.A. and G.A. Davis (1996). Local Control Wasting Away: Will Congress Level the Solid Waste Playing Field? Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 24, No. 1.
Davis, G.A. (1993). The Sun Also Rises: Evaluating the Potential for Safe Substitutes for Priority Chemicals. In Rethinking the Materials We Use: A New Focus for Pollution Policy, Geiser, K. and F. Irwin, eds., World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC.
Davis, G.A. and P. Douglas (1990). Solid Waste Legislation: Source Reduction, Recycling, and Facility Siting Processes. In Solid Waste Management: Planning Issues and Opportunities, American Planning Association, Washington, DC.
Linnerooth, J. and G.A. Davis (1990). From Hazardous Wastes to Clean Technologies: Creating an Economic and Organizational Infrastructure. In Industrial Risk Management and Clean Technology, Maltezou, S.P. ed., Verlag Orac, Vienna.
Piasecki, B. and G.A. Davis (1987). America's Future in Toxic Waste Management: Lessons From Europe, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT.
Linnerooth, J. and G.A. Davis (1987). Government Responsibility for Risk: The Bavarian and Hessen Hazardous Waste Disposal Systems. In Risk Management and Hazardous Waste: Implementation and the Dialectics of Credibility, Wynne, B. ed., Springer Verlag, Berlin, London, New York.
Davis, G.A. (1986 Spring). Mixed Messages on Mixed Waste: Continued Debate Over the Regulation of Mixtures of Radioactive Waste and Hazardous Chemical Waste. Tennessee Law Review, Vol. 53, No. 3.
Piasecki, B. and G.A. Davis (1984 July). A Grand Tour of Europe's Hazardous Waste Facilities. Technology Review, Vol. 87, No. 5.
Davis, G.A. (1984). Discouraging Dumping: The California Example. In Beyond Dumping: Toxic Waste Controls, Management Options and Regulatory Reform, Piasecki, B. ed., Greenwood Press, Westport, CT.
Davis, G.A. (1983). Introduction: The Changing Role of States. In The Toxics Crisis: What States Should Do, Conference/Alternative State and Local Policies, Washington, DC.
Davis, G.A. and R. Dhingra (2001). Choose Green Report: Particleboard and Medium-density Fiberboard. Prepared for Green Seal, Inc., Washington, DC.
Dhingra, R., J.G. Overly and G.A. Davis (2001). Environmental Evaluation of Materials in New Generation Vehicles. Prepared for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
Griffith, C., A. McPherson, and G.A. Davis (2001). Toxics in Vehicles: Mercury. Prepared for Clean Car Campaign, Ecology Center of Ann Arbor, with support from the Joyce Foundation.
Kelly, K., and G.A. Davis (2000). Green Seal Standard and Environmental Evaluation for General-purpose, Bathroom, and Glass Cleaners Used for Industrial and Institutional Purposes. Prepared for Green Seal, Inc., Washington, DC.
Dhingra, R., J.G. Overly, and G.A. Davis (1999). Life-Cycle Environmental Evaluation of Aluminum and Composite Intensive Vehicles. Prepared for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
Davis, G.A. and C.A. Wilt (1997). Extended Product Responsibility: A New Principle for Product-Oriented Pollution Prevention, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste, Washington, DC EPA 53--R-97-009.
Kincaid, L.E., J.D. Meline, and G.A. Davis (1996). Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment: A Methodology & Resource Guide, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Washington, DC EPA 744-R-95-002.
Menke, D.M., G.A. Davis, and B.W. Vigon (1996). Evaluation of Life-Cycle Assessment Tools. Prepared for Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
Kincaid, L.E., C.A. Wilt, G.A. Davis, J. Lumley, F. Stoss and E. Carnes (1996). Vehicle Recycling and Disposal Policies in Industrialized and Developing Countries. Prepared for American Automobile Manufacturers Association.
Menke, D.M., G.A. Davis, L. Kincaid, et al. (1995). Demonstration of Alternative Cleaning Systems. United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH.
Davis, G.A., L. Kincaid, D. Menke, et al. (1994). The Product Side of Pollution Prevention: Evaluating the Potential for Safe Substitutes. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH.
Davis, G.A., L. Kincaid, M. Swanson, et al. (1994). Chemical Hazard Evaluation for Management Systems: A Method for Ranking and Scoring Chemicals By Potential Human Health and Environmental Impacts. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH.
Davis, G.A., M. Swanson, and S. Jones (1994). Comparative Evaluation of Chemical Ranking and Scoring Methodologies. Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN.
Davis, G.A. and L.E. Kincaid (1993). Car Recycling and Environmental Improvement in Western Europe. Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
Davis, G.A. (1993). The Use of Life Cycle Assessment in Environmental Labeling, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Washington, DC.
Davis, G.A., P. Dickey, D. Duxbury, et al. (1992). Household Cleaners: Environmental Evaluation and Proposed Standards for General Purpose Household Cleaners, Green Seal, Inc., Washington, DC.
Davis, G.A. (1986). Waste Reduction Programs in Western Europe, Report for United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment publication Serious Reduction of Hazardous Waste, Washington, DC.
Thackston, E.L. and G.A. Davis (1985). Gaps, Conflicts, and Inconsistencies in Tennessee's Environmental Laws and Regulations, Tennessee Water Resources Research Center, Research Report No. 10, Knoxville, TN.
Davis, G.A. (1984). Measures to Promote the Reduction and Recycling of Hazardous Wastes in Tennessee, University of Tennessee Energy, Environment, and Resources Center, Knoxville, TN.
Stoddard, S.K., G.A. Davis, and H. Freeman (1981). Alternatives to the Land Disposal of Hazardous Wastes: An Assessment for California, California Governor's Office of Appropriate Technology, Toxic Waste Assessment Group, Sacramento, CA.
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