Enviromental Health Center:
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| Academia | Government — Federal |
| Activist, Policy,and Professional Organizations | Industry |
| Government — State & Local Organizations | International Organizations |
Academia
Cornell University – http://www.cornell.edu/ — As New York State's land-grant university since 1865, Cornell has received both federal and state support for organized-research and extension-service programs that serve. New York State funding for these missions constitutes more than half of the total state operating-support appropriation for the four statutory colleges at Cornell that are part of the State University of New York: the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Human Ecology, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology– http://web.mit.edu — MIT was incorporated on April 10, 1861 (Massachusetts Acts of 1861, Chapter 183), as a three-part body consisting of a "society of arts, a museum of arts [industrial arts], and a school of industrial science."
National Academy of Sciences– http://www.nas.edu/ — Congress established the National Academy of Sciences in 1863. It was eventually expanded to include the National Research Council in 1916, the National Academy of Engineering in 1964, and the Institute of Medicine in 1970. These nonprofit organizations provide a public service by working outside the framework of government to ensure independent advice on matters of science, technology, and medicine. They enlist committees from volunteers of the nation's top scientists, engineers, and other experts.
Scripps Institute of Oceanography– http://sio.ucsd.edu/ — Scripps Institution of Oceanography, part of the University of California, San Diego, is one of the oldest and largest centers for marine science research and graduate training in the world.
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicin–e http://www.tulane.edu — The mission of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is to advance public health knowledge; promote health and well-being; and prevent disease, disability, and premature mortality. This goal is accomplished by educating public health professionals; performing scientific research of public health problems; and establishing partnerships to advance the practice of public health and service to the local, national, and international public health community.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research –http://www.ucar.edu/ — The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a consortium of over 60 university members, plus an increasing number of academic and international affiliates and corporate members. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) provides these members, affiliates, and others with tools such as aircraft and radar to observe the atmosphere and with the technology and assistance to interpret and use these observations, including computer access, computer models, and user support. NCAR and university scientists work together on research topics in atmospheric chemistry, climate, cloud physics and storms, weather hazards to aviation, and interactions between the sun and Earth. In all of these areas, scientists are looking closely at the role of humans, in both creating and responding to weather and climate. When new research tools emerge that may have a broader use in society, UCAR makes them commercially available. NCAR is operated by UCAR under sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. Its Office of Programs (UOP) creates, conducts, and coordinates projects to strengthen education, research, and technology in the atmospheric and related sciences.
University of Colorado: Natural Hazard Center –http://www.Colorado.EDU/hazards/ — The Natural Hazards Center, located at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, is a national and international clearinghouse for information on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters. The center's prime goal is to increase communication among hazard/disaster researchers and those individuals, agencies, and organizations that are actively working to reduce disaster damage and suffering.
University of Florida: Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences –http://fshn.ifas.ufl.edu/index.htm —The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department is a part of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. The department offers a program in teaching, research, and community services in the broad and diverse areas of food science, nutritional biochemistry, human nutrition, dietetics, and food safety and toxicology.
University of Maryland– http://www.umd.edu — The University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, is a major public research university and generates $1.7 billion in economic benefit to the state each year.
University of Minnesota: Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture –http://www.misa.umn.edu/index.aspx — The Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) is a partnership between the College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota and the Sustainers' Coalition, a group of individuals and nonprofit organizations. The purpose of MISA is to bring together the diverse interests of the agricultural community with interests from across the university community in a cooperative effort to develop and promote sustainable agriculture in Minnesota and beyond.
Activist, Policy, and Professional Organizations
Air & Waste Management Association
– http://www.awma.org/ — Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides training, information, and networking opportunities to 14,000 environmental professionals in 65 countries. Its goals are to strengthen the environmental profession, expand scientific and technological responses to environmental concerns, and assist professionals in critical environmental decision making. A&WMA’s members include scientists, engineers, policymakers, attorneys, and consultants who work for governments, corporations, universities, consulting organizations, and law firms. A&WMA is divided into 31 regional sections, 63 local chapters, and 41 student chapters worldwide.
Allergy and Asthma Network –http://www.aanma.org/ — Allergy and Asthma Network is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization founded in 1985 to help families overcome and maintain control of asthma, allergies, and related conditions.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology – http://www.aaaai.org — The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) is the largest professional medical specialty organization representing allergists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals, and other physicians with special interest in allergy. One of the goals of the AAAAI is to educate the public about allergies and allergic-immunologic diseases.
American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists –http://www2.aarst.com/aarst/ — The American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists is an international nonprofit association of professionals from many scientific disciplines and businesses. The association deals with all facets of radon measurement and mitigation, public awareness of health risks associated with radon, technical education, and the advancement of high professional and ethical business standards.
American Forest Foundation –http://www.affoundation.org/ — The American Forest Foundation is a nonprofit organization that develops, funds, and administers programs that encourage the long-term stewardship of natural resources. Its programs are designed to make certain that America's family-owned forests continue to provide clean water, fertile soil, quality recreation, homes for wildlife, and wood for products
American Lung Association –http://www.lungusa.org — Since 1904, the American Lung Association has been working to ensure that all Americans breathe easier. Its mission is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health.
American Medical Association –http://www.ama-assn.org/ — The American Medical Association promotes the art and science of medicine for the betterment of public health pioneering solutions, knowledge, and tools that promote health. It provides needed information quickly, in a usable format.
American Solar Energy Society –http://www.ases.org/solar ‐ The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is a national organization that advocates the use of solar energy. ASES promotes the widespread near-term and long-term use of solar energy and sponsors the National Solar Energy Conference, publishes SOLAR TODAY magazine and Advances in Solar Energy, publishes white papers, sponsors issues roundtables in Washington, DC, distributes solar publications, organizes a Solar Action Network, and maintains regional chapters throughout the country. ASES is the United States section of the International Solar Energy Society.
Bio-Integral Resource Center –http://www.birc.org/birc/ — Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC) is a 25-year old nonprofit organization working toward the development and communication of least-toxic, environmentally sound, integrated pest management (IPM) methods and policies of urban and agricultural applications. BIRC seeks consensus between the pest control companies, resource professionals, environmentalists, and government agencies regarding urban and rural pesticide reduction strategies and least-toxic pest management. BIRC's IPM programs operate at the grassroots level and demonstrate enhanced pest control with minimal use of toxic materials. Technical expertise of key staff include entomology, plant pathology, soil science, applied ecology, and sustainable IPM alternatives to traditional pesticides in both urban and rural settings.
The California Native Plant Society –http://www.calpoly.edu/~dchippin/cnps_main.html — The California Native Plant Society is a statewide nonprofit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. The Society, working through its local chapters, seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve this resource for future generations. Members’ interests include natural history, botany, ecology, conservation, photography, drawing, hiking, and gardening.
Center for Marine Conservation –http://www.cmc-ocean.org/ — Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) is committed to protecting ocean environments and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life. Through science-based advocacy, research, and public education, CMC promotes informed citizen participation to reverse the degradation of oceans. The CMC believes that all life forms warrant respect and the abundance and diversity of marine life contribute to the health of the planet and its inhabitants.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation –http://www.savethebay.cbf.org/ — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. With headquarters in Annapolis, the organization has offices in Richmond, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and 16 education centers throughout the six-state watershed, including the District of Columbia. Supported by its more than 80,000 members as well as foundations and corporations, CBF operates programs in environmental education and in resource protection which include advocacy and environmental defense, and land conservation.
Children’s Health Environmental Coalition –http://www.checnet.org/chec/index.aspx — The Children's Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC) is a project of the Colette Chuda Environmental Fund, a nonprofit organization that researches the causes of childhood cancers and their relation to hazards in the environment. CHEC is a grassroots organization dedicated to educating and organizing parents and grassroots groups around the need to protect children from the threat of environmental toxins.
Climate Action Now –http://www.imaja.com/change/environment/can/can.html — Climate Action was created to provide comprehensive resources to help people find useful, scientifically sound, understandable information. It works to prevent the alteration of Earth's climate beyond the ability of its biological systems to maintain livable conditions for humans and other creatures.
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies –http://www.ceres.org — Over the past nine years, the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) has worked to standardized corporate environmental reporting and promote the transformation of environmental management within firms. It is formed out of a partnership between some of America's largest institutional investors and environmental groups.
Competitive Enterprises Institute –http://www.cei.org/ — The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) is a pro-market, public policy group working to advance the principles of free enterprise and limited government. It is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and relies entirely on donations from corporations, foundations, and private individuals.
Defenders of Wildlife –http://www.defenders.org — Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. Their programs focus on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction. Defenders of Wildlife also advocates new approaches to wildlife conservation that will help keep species from becoming endangered. Their programs encourage protection of entire ecosystems and interconnected habitats while protecting predators that serve as indicator species for ecosystem health.
Earth Council –http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/ — The Earth Council is an international nongovernmental organization created in September 1992 to promote and advance the implementation of the Earth Summit agreements. It is led by a body of 18 members, drawn from the world's political, business, scientific, and nongovernmental communities. Sixteen world leaders serve as Honorary Members, and an 18-member Earth Council Institute functions as an advisory board. The Council is guided by three objectives: to promote awareness for the needed transition to more sustainable and equitable patterns of development; to encourage public participation in decision-making processes at all levels of government; and to build bridges of understanding and cooperation between society and governments worldwide.
Earth Island Institute –http://www.earthisland.org/ei/ — Earth Island Institute (EII) was founded in 1982 by David Brower to provide organizational support in developing projects for the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the global environment. EII helps individuals develop program ideas with services to support them.
Ecokids Online –http://ecokids.sympatico.ca/hub.htm — This site is sponsored by Earth Day Canada and contains games, activities, and fact sheets for children on a range of environmental issues.
Environmental Defense Fund –http://www.edf.org — Environmental Defense Fund was founded in 1967 by volunteer conservationists on Long Island to ban the use of the pesticide DDT. In 1972 DDT was banned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In recent years EDF has become a leading advocate of economic incentives as a new approach to solving environmental problems. EDF provides environmental information, participates in environmental education projects, maintains a network to influence national environmental policy, and works with grassroots groups.
Environmental Health Center –http://www.nsc.org/ehc.aspx — The Environmental Health Center (EHC) is a 10-year old division of the 85-year old National Safety Council, a nongovernmental, nonprofit public service organization. EHC focused on initiatives with the media as a primary means to reach the public with information on environmental issues. EHC has expanded its role to include public education and outreach, emergency planning and management, environmental journalism, and a number of national and international communications programs.
Environmental Law Institute –http://www.eli.org — Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) mission is to advance environmental protection by improving law, policy, and management. ELI emphasizes implementation of environmental law and policy and building the capacity of the people and the institutions that carry implementation forward. ELI researches environmental problems; educates professionals and citizens about the nature of these issues; and convenes all sectors in forging effective solutions by creating a partnership of lawyers, managers, policymakers, and citizens committed to achieving environmental results and increasing the capacity of society and the land it depends upon for self-renewal.
Environmental News Network –http://www.enn.com — Founded in 1993, Environmental News Network is an online company that works to create environmental awareness on critical issues through the presentation of fair and balanced daily news and information products.
Environmental Working Group –http://www.ewg.org — Founded in 1993, Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a nonprofit environmental research organization that specializes in computer-assisted research on environmental problems. They worked on a wide range of topics, from toxics to transportation policy, but pesticides have always been a major focus of EWG research and publications. Much of their work has involved analysis of federal government data on pesticides in food and water.
Forest Guardians –http://www.fguardians.org/index.aspx — Forest Guardians works to protect and restore the forests, rivers, grasslands, and wilderness of the Southwest. A century of unregulated mining, logging, grazing, dam construction, and economic development focused solely on growth, corporate profits and urbanization, are depleting the life support system. Forest Guardians is using cutting-edge science to challenge federal agency actions that threaten public lands. They identify conservation alternatives to help the Southwest plan for sustainable, economically viable use of these lands.
Friends of the Earth –http://www.foe.org — Friends of the Earth is a national and international, 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. For more than 25 years Friends of the Earth has worked for conservation and public health protection and focused on the underlying social and economic causes of environmental problems both at home and abroad, building coalitions.
Greenpeace –http://www.greenpeace.org/ — Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organization that uses nonviolent confrontation to expose global environmental problems and to force the solutions. Greenpeace seeks to protect biodiversity in all its forms; prevent pollution and abuse of Earth's ocean, land, air, and fresh water; end all nuclear threats; and promote peace, global disarmament, and nonviolence.
Inform –http://www.informinc.org/INFORM.html — INFORM is a nonprofit environmental research and education organization that identifies practical ways to protect natural resources and public health. It examines business practices that harm air, water, and land resources, and identifies specific ways to improve these practices, focusing on the development of state-of-the-art strategies to prevent waste and pollution at the source.
Institute for Local Self-Reliance –http://www.ilsr.org — Since 1974, The Institute For Local Self-Reliance has been dedicated to helping a broad range of citizens — including grassroots community groups, government leaders, and business entrepreneurs — develop and implement environmentally sound economic development strategies. Through research, policy initiatives, coalition building, and technical assistance, the Institute lays the groundwork for developing humanly-scaled, sustainable economic systems.
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research –http://www.ieer.org/ — Institute for Energy and Environmental Research provides activists, policymakers, journalists, and the public with understandable and accurate scientific and technical information on energy and environmental issues.
Kids for Saving Earth –http://kidsforsavingearth.org — Kids for Saving Earth(KSE) as a nonprofit organization with thousands of kids. KSE Kids gave speeches at the UN, rode on a KSE float in President Bill Clinton's inaugural parade and participated in thousand of grass roots activities to help protect the environment. KSE provides educational materials, posters, and information support for environmentally concerned kids and adults.
League of Conservation Voters –http://www.lcv.org — The League of Conservation Voters works to create a Congress more responsive to environmental concerns by educating citizens about the environmental voting records of members of Congress. It is the bipartisan political voice for more than 9 million members of environmental and conservation groups exposing when Congress fails to take action against toxic pollution and environmental degradation.
League of Women Voters –http://www.lwv.org — The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan, political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Any person of voting age, male or female, may become a League member.
Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet –http://www.mothers.org/mothers — Mothers and Others, a national nonprofit education organization, works to promote consumer choices that are safe and ecologically sustainable. By providing strategies that can reduce individual and community consumption of natural resources and by mobilizing consumers to seek sustainable choices, it aims to effect lasting protection of public health and the environment.
National Audubon Society –http://www.audubon.org — The National Audubon Society works to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife and the Earth's biological diversity. It has 550,000 members, 508 chapters in the Americas, 100 Audubon Sanctuaries, and nature centers nationwide.
National Coalition Against Misuse of Pesticides –http://www.ncamp.org/ — The National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP) is a nonprofit membership organization that was formed in 1981 to serve as a national network committed to pesticide safety and the adoption of alternative pest management strategies which reduce or eliminate a dependency on toxic chemicals. They are governed directly by their membership, including individuals and organizations, which elects a 15-member board of directors.
National Environmental Trust –http://www.net.org — National Environmental Trust (NET) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to educating the American public on contemporary environmental issues. Since it was founded in 1995 (as the Environmental Information Center), NET has worked to promote strong health, safety, and environmental protections on issues including food, air, drinking water, global climate change, public right-to-know policies, and endangered species protection.
National Geographic Society –http://www.nationalgeographic.com/main.html — The National Geographic Society was organized to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge. Its site contains articles from the National Geographic magazine on a wide range of environmental issues.
The National Institute for the Environment – http://www.cnie.org/ — National Institute for the Environment (NIE) is a proposal for a nonregulatory science institute created to improve the scientific basis for making environmental decisions by assessing environmental knowledge on an ongoing basis and identifying issues of critical importance where information is needed; funding peer-reviewed research in the natural and social sciences, engineering, economics, and other fields; communicating environmental information through an electronic National Library for the Environment; supporting public education and sponsor training for future environmental scientists and professionals; and integrating knowledge assessment, research, information dissemination, and education and training into a comprehensive scientific approach.
National Wildlife Federation – http://www.nwf.org/ — The National Wildlife Federation attempts to educate and assist individuals and organizations to conserve wildlife and other natural resources and to protect the Earth's environment. It is the nation's largest member-supported conservation group, uniting individuals, organizations, businesses, and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment.
Natural Resources Defense Council –http://www.nrdc.org/index.aspx — Natural Resources Defense Council has more than 350,000 members nationwide and uses law and science to protect wildlife and wild places.
The Nature Conservancy –http://www.tnc.org/ — The Nature Conservancy operates the largest private system of nature sanctuaries in the world — more than 1,500 preserves in the United States alone. Some are postage-stamp size, others cover thousands of acres. All of them safeguard imperiled species of plants and animals.
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides –http://www.efn.org/~ncap/ — The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides is a five-state, grassroots membership organization that promotes sustainable resource management, prevention of pest problems, use of alternatives to pesticides, and the right to be free from pesticide exposure.
Oceanic Research Group, Incorporated –http://www.oceanicresearch.org/ — Oceanic Research Group, Incorporated, is a Chapter 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to the conservation of the oceans and marine life through education.
Ozone Action –http://www.ozone.org/ — Ozone Action is a nonprofit, public interest organization that works on atmospheric issues: ozone depletion and climate change. Ozone Action educates the public and assists the media through its extensive contacts in government; among scientists and activists; and with its library of scientific articles, investigative reports, and fact sheets covering many aspects of climate change and ozone depletion.
Pesticide Action Network –http://www.PANNA.org/panna/ — Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center (PANNA) is a nonprofit organization working to advance ecological alternatives to pesticides.
Sierra Club –http://www.sierraclub.com — The Sierra Club is a nonprofit member-supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions —legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral.
Union of Concerned Scientists – http://www.ucsusa.org — The Union of Concerned Scientists focuses responsible stewardship of the global environment and life-sustaining resources, transforming the nation's transportation system away from use of polluting fuels, curtailing weapons proliferation, and promoting sustainable agriculture.
Whale Conservation Institute –http://www.whale.org — The Whale Conservation Institute, Inc., works to protect and conserve whales through research and international education initiatives. It is organized exclusively for scientific and educational purposes pursuant to the Massachusetts General Laws as exempt organizations under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Washington Toxics Coalition –http://www.accessone.com/~watoxics/ — The Washington Toxics Coalition is a nonprofit, member-based organization dedicated to protecting public health and the environment by identifying and promoting alternatives to toxic chemicals. They use research, grassroots organizing, publications and presentations, conferences, and their Toxics Hotline to provide reliable information about preventing pollution in homes, schools, workplaces, agriculture, and industry.
World Resources Institute –http://www.wri.org — World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent center for policy research and technical assistance on global environmental and development issues. Created in 1982, WRI is dedicated to helping governments and private organizations of all types cope with environmental, resource, and development challenges of global significance. WRI works to move human society to live in ways that protect the Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.
Worldwatch Institute – http://www.worldwatch.org/ — The Worldwatch Institute works to foster an environmentally sustainable society through research on emerging global environmental issues. It seeks to raise public awareness of global environmental threats such as climate change, depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, the loss of biological diversity, degradation of oceans, and population growth.
World Wildlife Fund –http://www.worldwildlife.org/ — World Wildlife Fund (WWF) works to protect the world's wildlife and wildlands. The largest privately supported international conservation organization in the world, WWF has sponsored more than 2,000 projects in 116 countries and has more than 1 million members in the United States alone. WWF directs its conservation efforts toward three global goals: protecting endangered spaces, saving endangered species, and addressing global threats.
Government — Federal
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov — The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is an agency of the U.S Department of Health and Human Service that works to prevent exposure and adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other sources of pollution present in the environment.
Army Corps of Engineers -http://www.usace.army.mil/ — The Army Corps of Engineers serves by providing comprehensive engineering, management, and technical support to the Department of Defense, other agencies, and state and local governments. It plans, designs, builds, and often operates and maintains projects that provide river and harbor navigation, flood control, water supply, hydroelectric power, environmental restoration, wildlife protection and recreation; protects the nation's waterways and wetlands; and works for other federal agencies on missions ranging from toxic waste cleanup for the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund to construction of space facilities for NASA.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -http://www.cdc.gov — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention works to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. It strives to base all public health decisions on the highest quality scientific data, openly and objectively derived.
Department of Agriculture -http://www.usda.gov — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plays a critical role in the sound stewardship of the nation's land and natural resources. The USDA Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service share responsibility for fostering sound stewardship on 75 percent of the country's total land area. Both agencies apply sustainable ecosystem principles in the management of soil, water, forests, and wildlife.
Department of Energy -http://www.doe.gov — The Department of Energy works to foster a secure and reliable energy system that is environmentally and economically sustainable, to be a responsible steward of the nation's nuclear weapons, to clean up their own facilities, and to support continued United States leadership in science and technology.
Department of Defense -http://www.defenselink.mil/ — The Department of Defense (DoD) is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. DoD has an Environmental Security Program with components including pollution prevention, education and training, energy conservation, sustainable use of land, sea, and air space, and pest management.
Department of Health and Human Services -http://www.hhs.gov — The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. It includes more than 300 programs covering a wide spectrum of activities including medical and social science research; preventing outbreak of infectious disease, including immunization services; assuring food and drug safety; and improving maternal and infant health.
Department of the Interior -http://www.doi.gov — The Department of Interior works to restore and maintain the health of federally managed lands, waters, and renewable resources; provide recreational opportunities for the public; encourage the preservation of diverse plant and animal species and protect critical habitat; and advance scientific research and monitoring to improve understanding of the interactions of natural and human systems, and reduce the impacts of hazards caused by natural processes and human actions.
Department of State -http://www.state.gov — The Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and it works to secure a sustainable global environment in order to protect the United States and its citizens from the effects of international environmental degradation. Pollution crosses borders and oceans, affecting the health and prosperity of Americans and competition for natural resources can lead to instability and conflict, threatening political, economic, and other U.S. interests.
Department of Transportation -http://www.dot.gov — The Department of Transportation works with thousands of businesses, other institutions, and state and local governments across the United States to ensure that America's transportation system continues to be a safe and efficient system. Many of its components deal directly and indirectly with environmental issues, including U.S. Coast Guard and Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.
Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency works to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — and ensure that Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment. Environmental protection is an integral consideration in U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly considered in establishing environmental policy.
Federal Emergency Management Agency-http://www.fema.gov — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is an independent agency of the federal government formed to reduce loss of life and property and protect the nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - http://www.nasa.gov — National Aeronautics and Space Administration comprises approximately 21,000 civil servants who explore space and expand knowledge of the Earth and its environment, the solar system and the universe through observations from space.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ — Human health and human disease result from three interactive elements: environmental factors, individual susceptibility, and age. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences works to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they interrelate through multidisciplinary biomedical research programs, prevention and intervention efforts, and communication strategies that encompass training, education, technology transfer, and community outreach.
National Institutes of Health - http://www.nih.gov/ — Begun in 1887, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today is one of the world's foremost biomedical research centers, and the federal focal point for biomedical research in the United States. NIH conducts research and supports the research of non-federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - http://www.noaa.gov — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration works to describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment and to conserve and manage the nation's coastal and marine resources.
National Park Service - http://www.nps.gov — The National Park Service works to promote and regulate the use of the national parks and conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life.
Smithsonian Institute - http://www.si.edu/newstart.htm — The Smithsonian is an independent trust instrumentality of the United States holding some 140 million artifacts and specimens in its trust and a center for research. The Smithsonian receives financial support through federal appropriations and private funds derived from investments, grants, contracts, gifts, sales, and other revenue. The Smithsonian is composed of sixteen museums and galleries and the National Zoo and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad.
Government — State & Local Organizations
Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies - http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org/index.htm — Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies represents the interests of the country's wastewater treatment agencies, that serve the majority of the sewered population in the United States, and collectively treat and reclaim more than 17 billion gallons of wastewater each day. It was established in 1970 by a group of individuals representing 22 large municipal sewerage agencies to secure federal funding for municipal wastewater treatment and discuss emerging national interest in improving the quality of the nation's waters.
The Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators - http://www.ASIWPCA.org/ — The Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA) is an independent, nonpartisan organization of state water program managers. Its members represent the state professionals who implement surface and groundwater quality management programs. ASIWPCA represents the states, interstate agencies, territories, and the District of Columbia. It is also involved in program issues that affect water (solid/hazardous waste, acid rain, etc.).
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - http://www.astho.org/ — The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials is organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that represents the public health agencies of each of the United States and territories. It is engaged in a wide range of legislative, scientific, educational, and programmatic issues and activities on behalf of public health in an effort to formulate and influence sound national public health policy and to assist state health departments in the development and implementation of programs and policies to promote health and prevent disease.
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials - http://www.astswmo.org — The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials is an organization supporting the environmental agencies of the states and trust territories. It focuses on the needs of state hazardous waste programs; non hazardous municipal solid waste and industrial waste programs; recycling, waste minimization, and reduction programs; Superfund and state cleanup programs; waste management and cleanup activities at federal facilities, and underground storage tank and leaking underground storage tank programs.
Chesapeake Bay Program - http://www.chesapeakebay.net —The Chesapeake Bay Program is a regional partnership that has been directing and conducting the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since the signing of the 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The Chesapeake Bay Program partners include the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia; the District of Columbia; the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative body; the Environmental Protection Agency, representing the federal government; and participating advisory groups. The Chesapeake Bay Program's priority is the restoration of the Bay's living resources — its finfish, shellfish, Bay grasses, and other aquatic life and wildlife. Improvements include fisheries and habitat restoration, recovery of Bay grasses, nutrient and toxic reductions, and significant advances in estuarine science.
Environmental Council of States - http://www.sso.org/ecos — The Environmental Council of the States is the national nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial environmental commissioners. It works to improve the environment of the United States by providing for the exchange of ideas, views, and experiences among states and territories, fostering cooperation and coordination in environmental management, and articulating state positions to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency on environmental issues.
Municipal Waste Management Association - http://www.usmayors.org/USCM/about/affiliate_organizations/non-elected_affiliates/municip.html — Municipal Waste Management Association’s purpose is to assist local communities in the development of comprehensive waste management systems that will maximize the reduction and recycling of materials and energy recovery, while meeting local government's principal responsibility of protecting human health and environment through well regulated and operated waste disposal facilities.
National Association of Counties - http://www.naco.org — The National Association of Counties was created to give county officials a strong voice in the nation's capital. It provides legislative, research, technical, and public affairs assistance to its members and acts as a liaison with other levels of government, works to improve public understanding of counties, serves as a national advocate for counties and provides them with resources.
The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (STAPPA) and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (ALAPCO) - http://www.4cleanair.org/ — The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (STAPPA) and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (ALAPCO) are the two national associations representing air pollution control agencies in the 54 states and territories and over 150 major metropolitan areas across the United States. State and local air pollution control officials formed STAPPA and ALAPCO more than 25 years ago to improve their effectiveness as managers of air quality programs. The associations serve to encourage the exchange of information among air pollution control officials, to enhance communication and cooperation among federal, state and local regulatory agencies, and to promote good management of air resources.
U.S. Conference of Mayors - http://www.usmayors.org/USCM/home.html — The United States Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are about 1,050 such cities in the country today. Each city is represented in the conference by its chief elected official, the mayor.
Industry
Aluminum Association - http://www.aluminum.org — The Aluminum Association, Inc., supports market-based incentives for recycling programs and opposes government mandates for recycling programs/rates. The U.S. aluminum industry is the world's largest, annually producing about $37 billion in products and exports. U.S. companies are the largest single producer of primary aluminum. Top markets for the industry are transportation, beverage cans and other packaging, and infrastructure. The U.S. industry produces more than 20 billion pounds of metal annually and employs 140,000 people with an annual payroll of $4.7 billion.
Aluminum Foil Container Manufacturers Association - http://www.afcma.org/ — Founded in 1955, the Aluminum Foil Container Manufacturers Association promotes the use of aluminum foil as a packaging material and disseminates information useful to the industry.
American Chemical Society - http://www.acs.org/ — The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a self-governed individual membership organization that consists of 155,000 members — 60 percent from industry. There are 34 ACS divisions, representing a wide range of disciplines for chemists, chemical engineers and technicians. ACS seeks to promote the public's perceptions and understanding of chemistry and the chemical sciences through public outreach programs and public awareness campaigns and to ensure public health and safety.
American Forest & Paper Association - http://www.afandpa.org/index.aspx — American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) is the national trade association of the forest, paper, and wood products industry, representing member companies engaged in growing, harvesting, and processing wood and wood fiber, manufacturing pulp, paper, and paperboard products from both virgin and recycled fiber, and producing engineered and traditional wood products. AF&PA represents a segment of industry which accounts for more than 8% of the total U.S. manufacturing output.
American Petroleum Institute - http://www.api.org/ — The American Petroleum Institute is the major national trade association representing the entire petroleum industry: exploration and production, transportation, refining, and marketing. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., and petroleum councils in 33 states, it is a forum for all parts of the oil and natural gas industry to pursue priority public policy objectives and advance the interests of the industry.
American Plastics Council - http://www.plastics.org/apc/ — The American Plastics Council (APC) is the major national trade association representing the U.S. plastics industry on resource conservation issues. APC works on behalf of the overall plastics industry to enhance the integrity of plastics, focusing on resource management-related environmental issues to ensure plastics are a contributor to a safer and cleaner environment and to ensure that plastics are a preferred material by actively demonstrating they are a responsible choice in a more environmentally conscious world.
American Iron and Steel Institute - http://www.steel.org/ — American Iron and Steel Institute is made up of producer member companies, including integrated, electric furnace, and reconstituted mills; associate member companies, which are suppliers to or customers of the industry; and affiliate member organizations, which are downstream steel producers of products such as cold rolled strip, pipe and tube, and coated sheet. Member companies account for more than two-thirds of the raw steel produced in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Can Manufacturers Institute - http://www.cancentral.com/index.htm — The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) is the trade association of the metal and composite can manufacturing industry and its suppliers in the United States. It has almost 100 member companies. CMI members account for more than 98 percent of annual domestic production of 133 billion cans; together they employ 32,000 people with plants in 38 states.
Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology - http://www.ciit.org/ — Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology is a not-for-profit toxicology research institute that works to provide an improved scientific basis for understanding and assessing the potential adverse effects of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products on human health. It is supported by 36 industrial organizations and the Chemical Manufacturers Association.
Chemical Manufacturers Association - http://www.cmahq.com/ — Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) launched Responsible Care® to respond to public concerns about the manufacture and use of chemicals. Member companies support a continuing effort to improve the industry's responsible management of chemicals. The Guiding Principles — the philosophy of Responsible Care® — outline each member company's commitment to environmental, health, and safety responsibility in managing chemicals.
Edison Electric Institute - http://www.eei.org/ — Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association of shareholder-owned electric companies. Their members generate approximately 79 percent of all of the electricity generated by electric utilities in the United States. EEI initiates numerous surveys and studies that provide factual data on electric utility operations, regulations, sales and revenues, environmental practices, marketing opportunities and other topics.
Electric Power Research Institute - http://www.epri.com — The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) delivers science and technology to make the generation, delivery, and use of electricity affordable, efficient, and environmentally sound. Created by U.S electric utilities in 1973, EPRI is one of America's oldest and largest research consortia, with some 700 members and an annual budget of about $500 million. Linked to a global network of technical specialists, EPRI scientists and engineers develop innovative solutions to energy problems.
Electronic Industries Alliance - http://www.eia.org/ — For more than 70 years Electronic Industries Alliance has been the primary trade organization representing the U.S. high technology community. EIA has created a host of activities to enhance the competitiveness of the American producer including such valuable services as, technical standards development, market analysis, government relations, and trade shows and seminar programs.
Glass Packaging Institute - http://www.gpi.org/ — The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the voice of the glass container industry. Members produce glass containers for food, beer, soft drinks, wine, liquor, cosmetics, toiletries, medicine, and more. In addition to serving domestic companies that manufacture glass containers, GPI also represents Canadian and Mexican glass container companies, numerous suppliers, and closure manufacturers.
Global Climate Coalition - http://www.globalclimate.org/ — The Global Climate Coalition (GCC) is an organization of private companies and business trade associations representing more than 230,000 firms. Membership includes a broad range of business from virtually every sector of the U.S. economy including aluminum manufacturers, paper industry, transportation industries such as the airlines, railroads and automobile manufacturers, power generating companies, the petroleum industry, and chemical firms interested in maintaining abundant and inexpensive energy. It represents its members interest in global climate change issues.
Global Recycling Network - http://www.grn.com/grn/ — Global Recycling Network (GRN) bills itself as the one-stop recycling information resource on the Internet. GRN is not funded by any public grant. It is a private corporation that sustains itself through the sale of listings in its Web site.
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries - http://www.ISRI.org/ — The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is the trade association of the scrap processing and recycling industry. It represents 1,600 companies that process, broker, and industrially consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, and textiles and suppliers of equipment and services to this industry. Its objective is to bring about a greater awareness of the industry's role in conserving the future through recycling and in increasing recycling by promoting Design for Recycling®. The American scrap recycling industry's products are worth at least $20 billion a year. In 1997 in the United States alone, scrap recyclers handled 120 million tons of recyclables destined for domestic use and overseas markets.
Interstate Natural Gas Association of America - http://www.ingaa.org/ — The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) is a trade organization that advocates regulatory, legislative, and individual positions of importance to the natural gas pipeline industry. INGAA’s membership includes virtually all of the interstate natural gas transmission companies operating in the United States, as well as comparable companies in Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and South America. INGAA’s members include 30 U.S. interstate pipelines, six Canadian interprovincial pipelines, and 13 international pipeline companies.
National Association of Home Builders - http://www.nahb.com/ — The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is a federation of more than 800 state and local builders associations throughout the United States. About one-third of NAHB’s 190,000 members are home builders and/or remodelers. The remainder of the membership consists of associates working in closely related fields such as mortgage finance and building products and services. It also works with federal agencies on regulations affecting the housing industry in areas such as mortgage finance, codes, energy, and the environment.
National Association of Manufacturers - http://www.nam.org/ — The National Association of Manufacturers was founded in 1895 to advance a pro-growth, pro-manufacturing policy agenda. It has approximately 14,000 members, representing 18 million people who make things in America.
National Mining Association - http://www.nma.org/index.aspx — The National Mining Association (NMA) is the voice of one of America's mining industries. It was created in 1995 as a result of the merger of two major organizations representing the mining industry at the national level: the National Coal Association and the American Mining Congress. While NMA is a relatively new organization, its predecessor organizations have a long history and tradition. The National Coal Association was founded in 1917 and the American Mining Congress was founded in 1897.
Nuclear Energy Institute - http://www.nei.org/ — The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), with nearly 300 members, focuses the collective strength of the nuclear energy industry to shape policy that ensures the beneficial uses of nuclear energy and related technologies in the United States and around the world. Since 1953, the commercial nuclear energy industry has played a key role in harnessing the atom for peaceful pursuits: industry, commerce, agriculture, medicine, and research. NEI is a highly focused organization that gives the industry a strong voice in national energy policy. The institute receives policy guidance from a board of directors representing all membership segments. Member advisory committees and working groups provide input in specific issue areas.
United States Council for Automotive Research - http://www.uscar.org/ — United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) was formed in 1992 by Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. The main objectives of USCAR are to monitor current research projects and consider new opportunities; coordinate the industry's interaction with government Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles researchers; share results of joint projects with member companies; seek and recommend funding from public and private sources for joint research and development; provide facilities and administration for consortia
.U.S. Chamber of Commerce - http://uschamber.com/ — The United States Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest federation of businesses, chambers of commerce, American chambers overseas, and trade and professional associations. It is America's principal advocate for the American business community.
Vinyl Institute - http://www.vinylinfo.org/ — The Vinyl Institute is a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer, vinyl additives and modifiers, and vinyl packaging materials. Founded in 1982, the institute has a dual charter to promote and protect the industry and the markets it serves. The institute is a division of The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. The Vinyl Institute has a six-point mission: to educate the public about the safety and performance of vinyl; to promote the benefits of vinyl products, including their ecological and economic benefits; to sponsor health and environmental research to ensure the safe use of vinyl products; to support technical research in areas such as waste management, product formulation, and manufacturing; to foster communications with other industry groups; and to protect existing markets from unwarranted attacks.
VISTA Information Solutions - http://www.vistainfo.com — VISTA is a risk management information company for environmental and insurance professionals that builds detailed company and property-specific environmental and insurance databases. It provides detailed risk management reports and data to its clients, enabling them to solve business problems. These reports, for either individual companies or properties, summarize risk factors which influence insurance rates, property values, and lending decisions.
International Organizations
Center for International Earth Sciences Information Network - http://www.ciesin.org — Center for International Earth Sciences Information Network was established in 1989 as a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand their changing world. It specializes in global and regional network development, science data management, decision support, and training, education, and technical consultation services.
Center for International Environmental Law - http://www.econet.apc.org/ciel/ — The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989. CIEL works with nongovernmental organizations, governments, and international agencies to promote sustainable societies through law. Program areas include biodiversity and wildlife, the global commons, international financial institutions, law and communities, trade and environment, capacity building, and a joint research program with the American University's Washington College of Law. Its goal is to protect the Earth's climate system, ozone layer, and ocean resources. CIEL provides legal assistance and advice to members of the Climate Action Network, specifically by employing its legal expertise to analyze the legal and institutional aspects of the Kyoto Protocol and the climate treaty regime.
International Wildlife Coalition - http://www.iwc.org — The International Wildlife Coalition is a wildlife protection organization that works to save endangered species, protect wild animals, and preserve habitat and the environment through wildlife rehabilitation; works for better environmental laws and wildlife education; and confronts the abusers of wild animals and the environment.
United Nations Environment Programme - http://www.unep.org — United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is a product of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment and provides a mechanism through which a large number of separate efforts by intergovernmental, nongovernmental, national and regional bodies in the service of the environment are reinforced and interrelated. UNEP advocates environmentally sound development and the promotion of environmental science and information.
The World Bank - http://www.worldbank.org — For more than 50 years the World Bank Group has served as a catalyst for economic growth and social progress. Almost every country of the world is a member of the Bank Group. These institutions are headquartered in Washington, D.C., and have more than 100 field offices in more than 75 countries. The World Bank Group consists of groups that provide development loans to middle-income developing member countries and provide financing on highly concessional terms for the world's poorest countries. They are a source of financing for private sector projects in developing countries and encourage the flow of foreign direct investments to developing countries by providing private investors with guarantees against political risk. It also offers investment marketing services and advice to developing countries on how to better attract foreign investment.
World Health Organization - http://www.who.org — The World Health Organization acts as the international authority on health work, promotes technical cooperation, assists governments in strengthening health services, furnishes technical assistance and aid, works to prevent and control epidemics, works to improve nutrition, housing, sanitation, recreation, economic or working conditions, and other aspects of environmental hygiene; promotes biomedical and health services research; establishes international standards for biological, pharmaceutical, and similar products, and to standardize diagnostic procedures. It proposes conventions, agreements, regulations, and makes recommendations about international nomenclature of diseases, causes of death and public health practices, and develops, establishes, and promotes international standards concerning foods and biological, pharmaceutical, and similar substances.