The American Citizen - Environmental Issues on the Web

American Forests -- "...the oldest national citizen conservation group in the U.S."

American Water Works Association -- "...an international, nonprofit, scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply."

Aspen Global Change Institute -- a nonprofit organization from Colorado that is "...dedicated to enhancing understanding of global scale environmental change and the role of human beings in that change."

Association of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics -- their mission is to "...forge a socially responsible value system for the Forest Service based on a land ethic which ensures ecologically and economically sustainable resource management."

Atlantic Unbound: Environment -- this collection of articles first appeared in The Atlantic Monthly about the environment and related issues.

California Forestry Association -- a group of companies and persons dedicated to "...sound policies, sustainable use of renewable resources and responsible forestry."

California Resources Agency -- this arm of the state of California is "...an information system developed ... to facilitate access to a variety of electronic data describing California's rich and diverse environments."

Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise -- a group that advocates "...individual rights, free markets, private property, and limited government," the site includes information on use of resources.

Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research -- promotes research focusing on "...the multiple aspects of global environmental change, including the regional effects on natural ecosystems, environments, and resources, and on human health, culture and social systems."

Citizens Center for Health, Environment and Justice -- a group founded by residents of Love Canal (an environmental disaster area in New York) whose work attempts to "...start local environmental groups, strengthen existing groups and develop networks that reach beyond the limits of class and race to protect public health and the environment."

Defenders of Wildlife -- "...promotes the preservation and protection of wildlife, endangered species and wildlife habitat through education, litigation, research and advocacy."

EcoNet -- "...serves organizations and individuals working for environmental preservation and sustainability."

Environment and Natural Resources Division -- U.S. Justice Department -- calls itself "...the nation's environmental lawyer, and the largest environmental law firm in the world... responsible for litigation at the frontiers of law, ranging from protection of endangered species, to global climate change, to cleaning up the nation's hazardous waste sites."

Environmental Defense Fund -- "Takes a results-oriented, pragmatic approach to environmental problems... aware that any lasting solution must integrate economic and environmental goals, special care is taken to offer constructive alternatives."

Environmental Law Institute -- "...advances environmental protection by improving law, policy, and management... researches pressing problems, educates professionals and citizens about the nature of these issues, and convenes all sectors in forging effective solutions."

Environmental Resources -- a directory of subject-oriented guides relating to the environment, made available from the Argus Clearinghouse.

EnviroLink Library -- includes an index of over 180 organizations, a listing of environmental conferences, and related resources.

Friends of the Earth - U.S. -- "...a national, nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the planet from environmental degradation, preserving biological, cultural, and ethnic diversity and empowering citizens to have an influential voice in decisions affecting the quality of their environment -- and their lives."

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment -- "...a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment."

Global Rivers Environmental Education Network -- a nonprofit organization of "...global citizens sharing their concerns for water quality," site includes a catalog of water-related environmental information from the Internet. Government Purchasing Project -- "...dedicated to protecting the environment and human health through the effective use of purchasing power in addition to traditional advocacy. GPP works to encourage the government to use its immense purchasing power to promote safe, cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally-sound products. The government is the largest consumer in the United States, representing approximately 18 percent of the gross national product. This purchasing leverage can be an enormously effective tool which can save taxpayers money, expand the marketplace for "green" technologies, and consequently make these technologies and environmentally preferable products more available to consumers as a whole."

Greenpeace International -- "...dedicated to protect the planet through non-violent direct action, public education, and legislative lobbying."

League of Conservation Voters -- "...the bipartisan political arm of the environmental movement."

Living on Earth -- offered as an environmental program by National Public Radio, includes news and special features, as well as commentary on environmental issues.

National Council for Science and the Environment -- "...a national, nonprofit organization working to improve the scientific basis for making decisions on environmental issues, through creation of a new, non-regulatory environmental science and education agency..."

National Pollution Prevention Center -- focuses on the development of educational materials for university-level instruction.

National Trust for Historic Preservation -- a creation of Congress (in 1949), their mission is "...to foster an appreciation of the diverse character and meaning of our American cultural heritage and to preserve and revitalize the livability of our communities by leading the nation in saving America's historic environments."

Northwest Forestry Association -- "...represents the forest products industry on issues affecting public and private forestlands."

Nuclear Information and Resource Service -- refers to itself as "...the information and networking center for citizens and environmental organizations concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues."

Online Backgrounders -- Environment -- an archive of past news stories about the environment that have been broadcast on the PBS's The Newshour with Jim Lehrer nightly program since 1996.

Rocky Mountain Institute -- "...a nonprofit research and educational foundation... its mission is to foster the effecient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security."

Sierra Club -- "...a nonprofit member-supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions -- legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral."

Solstice -- includes information on renewable energy, energy effeciency, and sustainable development, sponsored by Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST).

Supreme Court Decisions Search -- Environment -- from Cornell University Law School.

Tellus Institute -- "...nonprofit research and consulting organization that promotes rational, equitable and sustainable resource management... conducts studies on environment, resource, and development issues..."

Temperate Forest Foundation -- "...to gather, analyze and communicate scientifically credible information to the public on social, economic and ecological issues... to empower the public with a better understanding of the issues and options surrounding the conservation and development of natural resources."

Thoreau Institute -- "...seeks ways to protect the environment without regulation, bureaucracy, or central control."

20/20 Vision -- includes "...timely effective actions for peace and the environment... seeks to engage citizens in the democratic process by asking them to take action every month in 20 minutes or less... get tips on how citizens can be more effective activists."

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- includes consumer information, press releases, EPA standards, rules and regulations, as well as information on legislation, science, research and technology.

U.S. Forest Service -- official site of the Forest Service, whose mission is "...to achieve quality land management under the sustainable multiple-use concept to meet the diverse needs of the people..."

Wilderness Society -- "...a nonprofit membership organization devoted to preserving wilderness and wildlife, protecting America's prime forests, parks, rivers, deserts and shorelands, and fostering an American land ethic."

World Conservation Monitoring Centre -- "...internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in the location and management of information on the conservation of biodiversity."

Zero Population Growth -- "...a national, nonprofit organization working to slow population growth and achieve a sustainable balance of people, resources, and the environment."