Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is one of the world’s leading environmental advocacy organizations; our work spans across the globe, both in the United States and internationally. To achieve our goals, we utilize a number of resources and tools, including legal action, scientific and environmental research, participation in administrative proceedings, and citizen education. We partner with businesses, elected officials, and community leaders to create solutions to the most important problems facing our environment and our public health now and in the future. Our funding comes from foundations and more than 2 million members and activists, and our people are what makes NRDC the incredible force that it is. Mission: The Natural Resources Defense Council's mission is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.