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Natural Resources Defense Council

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a New York City-based, non-profit, non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing. Founded in 1970, NRDC today has 1.3 million members and online activists nationwide and a staff of more than 300 lawyers, scientists and other policy experts.They work with businesses, elected leaders, and community groups on today's biggest environmental issues.

Solving Sprawl

Solving Sprawl

Models Of Smart Growth In Communities Across America

Solving Sprawl shines a spotlight on American communities that are applying smart growth principles in successfully addressing the problem of sprawl. It offers examples that illustrate key concepts and tells the story of how this new approach to development has caught hold across America.

Coastal Alert

Coastal Alert

Energy Ecosystems And Offshore Oil Drilling

Coastal Alert explains how citizens can protect coastal resources from the damaging effects of offshore oil drilling.