ELPC’s Josh Mandelbaum Named to Midwest Energy News 40 Under 40

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September 28, 2016

Environmental Law & Policy Center’s Josh Mandelbaum Named to Midwest Energy News’ 2016 40 Under 40 Class
Des Moines-based Attorney Leads Iowa Clean Energy Work On Wind Power, Solar Energy and Energy Efficiency

DES MOINES, IOWA – Josh Mandelbaum, a staff attorney with the Midwest regional environmental advocacy group the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) was named to Midwest Energy News’ 2016 40 Under 40 Class on Wednesday. Mandelbaum was among 15 emerging leaders from the clean energy sector selected for the recognition on the first of three days of announcements. The 2016 class will be honored at a reception in Chicago on November 10.

“I’m honored to be recognized for work advancing renewable energy and energy efficiency in Iowa,” Mandelbaum said. “The 2016 class is loaded with inspiring colleagues who are bringing cleaner air and water, economic development and a 21st Century electric grid to the Midwest.”

As ELPC’s lead attorney in Iowa, Mandelbaum has played a key role advancing energy efficiency policies in Iowa which allow utility customers to save money on cost saving energy efficiency improvements. His work on solar energy has helped bring solar power to homes and businesses across the state and he recently worked on an agreement which allowed the nation’s largest wind energy project to move forward, promising billions in private investments, jobs and clean energy to the state.

The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading public interest environmental legal advocacy and eco-business innovation organization, and among the nation’s leaders. We develop and lead successful strategic advocacy campaigns to improve environmental quality and protect our natural resources. We are public interest environmental entrepreneurs who engage in creative business dealmaking with diverse interests to put into practice our belief that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together. ELPC’s multidisciplinary staff of talented and experienced public interest attorneys, environmental business specialists, public policy advocates and communications specialists brings a strong and effective combination of skills to solve environmental problems.

A 2009 graduate of the University of Iowa Law School, Mandelbaum worked as a litigation associate with the Lane & Waterman law firm in Davenport before joining ELPC. Before law school, he worked for four years as a Senior Policy Advisor for Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, and held a fellowship at the U.S. Department of Transportation in the Secretary’s Policy Office.

Learn more about ELPCs work in Iowa.