Natural Resources Defense Council

Natural Resources Defense Council
Abbreviation	NRDC
Established	1970
Founders	John Adams; Richard Ayres; John Bryson; James Gustave Speth; Edward Strohbehn;
Type	Non-profit
Purpose	Environmental activism
Headquarters	New York City, New York, US
Area served	Worldwide
Method	Advocacy, education, litigation
Membership (2015)	2.4 million
President and CEO	Manish Bapna
Subsidiaries	NRDC Action Fund
Budget (2015)	US$151.6 million
Staff (2020)	700
Website	nrdc.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]

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

[NRDC_offices-1] "Our Offices". NRDC. Retrieved 2017-11-20.

[2015report-2] "NRDC 2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Natural Resources Defense Council. December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

[fy2015financials-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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