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State and local leaders charged with protecting Georgia’s rich natural resources use the Vinson Institute’s Environmental Policy Program (EPP) as a resource for assistance and objective information. In addition to offering the skills and knowledge of the EPP faculty, the Vinson Institute can draw on the vast resources of the University of Georgia to meet your particular needs.

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Meet the Team

Contact: Rob McDowell, rjmcd@uga.edu; 706.542.6271

Rob McDowell
Environmental Policy Program Director

Areas of expertise:

Regional water planning
Environmental permitting and regulation
Farm water use
Groundwater hydrology
Earth science

Jason Evans
Environmental Sustainability Analyst

Areas of expertise:

Geographic information systems
Life cycle assessments
Spatial modeling
Systems ecology
Environmental planning
Stakeholder communication
Bioenergy
Invasive species
Water policy
Energy policy
Land use policy

Mark Risse
Georgia Power Professor of Water Policy

Areas of expertise:

Nonpoint source pollutant management
Soil erosion
Nutrient management
Water conservation
Hydrologic modeling
Solid waste management
Agricultural systems
Low-impact development

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