NRDC
Core Sponsor
NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) combines the power of more than 3 million members and online activists with the expertise of some 700 scientists, lawyers, and other environmental specialists to confront the climate crisis, protect the planet's wildlife and wild places, and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities.
On January 1, 1970, New York–based lawyer John H. Adams came together with other like-minded litigators to set up an organization they called the Natural Resources Defense Council. NRDC was the first national environmental advocacy group to focus on legal action, and we committed ourselves to protecting the environment for generations to come. Learn more about some of our major achievements, among the hundreds of victories we’ve achieved to make good on that founding goal.
“We are in the fight of our lives. If we fail, the consequences will be like nothing human civilization has ever seen. But NRDC has the arsenal we need to win this fight. We combine rigorous science, policy advocacy, and legal expertise with millions of supporters providing political and lobbying muscle. And this place is full of energy.” Manish Bapna, NRDC president & CEO
