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By Linda Tucker
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The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.
Founded in 1970
1.3 million members and online activists
Background Information
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Curbing global warming and creating the clean energy future
Reviving the world's oceans
Defending endangered wildlife and wild places
Protecting our health by preventing pollution
Ensuring safe and sufficient water
Fostering sustainable communities
Priority Issues
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Staff of over 400 scientists, lawyers, and policy experts
Presence in centers of government, manufacturing, finance, environmental innovation, and entertainment
Group of supporters
Reaching Goals
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Clean car standards raised to 54.5 mpg
Better mercury standards
Nuclear waste disposal court win
Ending overfishing in federal oceans
Completing the last piece of the California Underwater Park Network
Success
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www.nrdc.org