The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a U.S.-based nonprofit environmental advocacy organization that uses science, law, and policy advocacy to protect natural resources, public health, and the environment, focusing on climate change, clean energy, air and water quality, wildlife and habitat protection, oceans, and environmental justice.
Climate and clean energy policy; air and water quality and pollution control; wildlife, habitat, and endangered species protection; sustainable fisheries and oceans management; environmental justice and public health; regulatory and litigation strategies to enforce environmental laws.
Primarily individual donations and membership dues supplemented by philanthropic foundation grants and charitable contributions; operates a separate affiliated 501(c)(4) advocacy arm for political advocacy.
NRDC Action Fund (affiliated 501(c)(4)), state and regional NRDC offices, and frequent coalition partners such as the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, and The Nature Conservancy.
Non-profit environmental advocacy organization (501(c)(3) NGO)
