Daniel J. Daly is a Research Manager at the EERC, where he has managed the outreach task for the Plains CO₂ Reduction (PCOR) Partnership since 2003.

Mr. Daly's principal areas of interest and expertise include geology and hydrogeology of the northern Great Plains, coal resource assessment, energy policy, and groundwater issues related to energy resource extraction and utilization.

Mr. Daly currently serves as Coordinator for the binational North Midcontinent Trade Corridor (NMTC) Clean Cities Coalition and serves on the management team for the EERC=s environmental technology commercialization Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Daly has authored or coauthored over 50 publications covering such varied topics as the geology and utilization of Fort Union Region lignites; the environmental aspects of underground coal gasification; the character, occurrence, and management of U.S. natural-gas-related drilling wastes and produced water; the evolution of U.S. energy and environmental policy; energy and environmental issues for eastern Europe; U.S. biomass resources; and cleanup technologies for U.S. nuclear weapons sites.