NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)

About NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)

The Natural Resources Defense Council, known as NRDC, is a nonprofit environmental organization founded in 1970 by lawyers who set out to pursue environmental litigation. It describes its aim as protecting the planet's land, wildlife, air and water, and it is incorporated under New York State law as a 501(c)(3) organization. Its work spans climate change, public health and nature protection, combining legal action with science and policy work.

The organization states that it has helped shape major U.S. environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. Its litigation covers a broad range of environmental and public health issues, and its attorneys may also represent other nonprofits, community groups and individuals. Its headquarters is at 40 West 20th Street in New York City, and it lists further offices in Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco and Santa Monica, along with a representative office in Beijing.

Practice areas

Areas of work that NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council).

Registered attorneys

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