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Natural Resources Defense Council
AbbreviationNRDC
Established1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Founders
  • John Adams
  • Richard Ayres
  • John Bryson
  • James Gustave Speth
  • Edward Strohbehn
TypeNon-profit
PurposeEnvironmental activism
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, US
Area served
Worldwide[1]
MethodAdvocacy, education, litigation
Membership (2015)
2.4 million[2]
President and CEO
Manish Bapna
SubsidiariesNRDC Action Fund
Budget (2015)
US$151.6 million[2]
Staff (2020)
700
Websitenrdc.org

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a United States-based 501(c)(3) non-profit international environmental advocacy group, with its headquarters in New York City and offices in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Bozeman, India, and Beijing.[1] The group was founded in 1970 in opposition to a hydro-electric power power plant in New York.

As of 2019, the NRDC had over three million members, with online activities nationwide, and a staff of about 700 lawyers, scientists and other policy experts.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Our Offices". NRDC. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  2. ^ a b "NRDC 2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Natural Resources Defense Council. December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ^ "NRDC FY2015 Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Natural Resources Defense Council. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. ^ "About Us". NRDC. Retrieved 2019-06-13.

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