Summer, can you give us a little more detail about what exactly ENRD does today?

ENRD has nine litigating sections divided largely by subject matter.

Several are responsible for mostly defensive litigation concerning agency compliance with and implementation of the Endangered Species Act, for example, the National Environmental Policy Act, statutes governing the management of public lands, and environmental statutes like the Clean Air and Water Acts, Toxic Substances Control Act, and the like.

Other sections within ENRD are responsible for civil and criminal enforcement actions in the federal courts.

And still others have very specialized practice areas.

So ENRD's tribal resources section, for example, represents the United States in its trust capacity and support of tribes.

The suits it brings seek to clarify water rights, protect treaty rights to hunt and fish, and defend reservation boundaries.

Summer, why don't you start us off? Tell us how you came to ENRD and why you stayed.