A leading expert in environmental and natural resources law and policy, Barton H. “Buzz” Thompson JD/MBA ’76 (BA ’72) is the author of both a leading textbook and dozens of articles on water resources. His research also focuses on institutional reform and the the use of economic and other alternative techniques for regulating the environment and natural resources. The U.S. Supreme Court has appointed him to serve as special master in Montana v. Wyoming, dealing with the waters of the Yellowstone River. He serves on the board of a number of environmental organizations and foundations and is a member of the Science Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He was a law clerk to the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist ’52 of the Supreme Court of the United States.