NRDC is one of nation's most effective environmental action organization. They use law, science and the support of 1.3 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.

Worth Magazine has named NRDC one of America's 100 best charities, and the Wise Giving Alliance of the Better Business Bureau reports that NRDC meets its highest standards for accountability and use of donor funds.

Region Nine covers a diverse range of areas. It includes the pacific southwest, Hawaii and other pacific islands. The region consists of the following states: Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada as well as other US islands in the pacific.

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is turning environmental values into national priorities. To secure the environmental future of our planet, LCV’s mission is to advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies.

Region Ten is located in the American Pacific Northwest bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, Canada to the north, California, Nevada and Utah to the south and Wyoming and Montana to the east. The region consists of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

This region is home to a diverse range of landscapes and presents unique water protection challenges. Important water resources in this region include the Puget Sound and the Columbia River.

Vision
IES’s vision is to create efficient ways of dealing with complex environmental problems. IES strives to prevent waste and unwanted side effects, provides opportunities to optimize environmental improvements and reduces energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through a unique technical, multi-disciplinary approach. By engaging a broad spectrum of participants in examining these problems on a project basis, IES will develop sound, cost-effective solutions.

The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) makes law work for people, places, and the planet. The Institute has played a pivotal role in shaping the fields of environmental law, policy, and management, domestically and abroad. Today, as we celebrate our 40th anniversary, we are an internationally recognized, non-partisan research and education center working to strengthen environmental protection by improving law and governance worldwide.