Contacts: Michael Medler, Huxley College of the Environment, (360) 650-3173 or Michael.Medler@wwu.edu
BELLINGHAM - Environmental lawyer Harry Edward Grant will come to Western Washington University's campus to speak about his role in the drafting of a piece of landmark environmental legislation, as a part of the Huxley College Speaker Series.
The presentation, titled "The Elwha River Restoration Act: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Legislative Process and the Business of the Environment," is free and will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, April 24, in Western's Communications Facility room 125.
In his presentation Grant will give a historical overview to the creation of this legislation designed to remove two dams in the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula in an attempt to restore a vital salmon habitat. Grant worked closely with the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in drafting this legislation.
Grant will discuss the development of the bill, what it took to secure bi-partisan support and the practical aspects of environmental values and ideals meeting real-world business and politics.
He earned a bachelor's degree at Western in 1979 and a Juris Doctorate at the University of Oregon in 1983 where he served as an associate editor of the Oregon Law Review. Grant is a principal lawyer at Seattle law firm Riddell Williams. Grant's environmental law practice involves business transactions that involve pivotal environmental issues, cleanup of hazardous substances at prime urban sites and on marine waters, negotiation of environmental matters with regulatory agencies, federal and state air quality compliance, representing ecotourism businesses and managing environmental permitting, audits and management system development.
For more information, contact Michael Medler of Huxley College at (360) 650-3173 or Michael.Medler@wwu.edu.
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