Grantee Profile: Natural Resources Defense Council

For continuing support to accelerate adoption of progressive regulatory revenue policies for energy efficiency and small-scale distributed generation; and litigation to ensure safe management, storage and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

Regions

• Idaho
• Oregon
• Washington
• Montana

Program Areas

• Energy, Industry, and Technology

Contact

To accelerate attainment of energy efficiency goals through collaboration with regional advocacy groups and high-level engagement with decision makers at the Bonneville Power Administration and major Northwest investor-owned utilities, and to continue to monitor Department of Energy and Congressional actions regarding cleanup of nuclear waste facilities.

Regions

• Washington
• Oregon
• Idaho
• Montana

Program Areas

• Energy, Industry, and Technology

Contact

To provide counsel on regional energy matters and for continuing legal work to ensure that neither Congress nor the Department of Energy succeeds in reclassification of high level nuclear waste.

Regions

• Oregon
• Idaho
• Washington
• Montana

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

Contact

The grant supports the organization's energy, climate, and toxic substances programs in the Pacific Northwest.

Regions

• Oregon
• Montana
• Washington
• Idaho

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

Contact

The grant supported work to protect the roadless areas and ancient forests of the Tongass National Forest, to continue ongoing litigation against the Department of Energy and its efforts to redefine what constitutes high level nuclear waste, and to promote energy conservation, efficiency, and reduction in greenhouse gases.

Regions

• Oregon
• Montana
• Alaska
• Washington
• Idaho

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

Contact

The grant supported work in renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Pacific Northwest; protection of national forest reserves in the western United States; an initiative to protect rockfish populations off the Oregon and Washington coasts; and litigation against a Department of Energy order reclassifying high level nuclear waste.

Regions

• Montana
• Oregon
• Idaho
• Washington
• Alaska

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

San Francisco Office

Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the Earth and the natural systems on which all life depends. The grant supports the organization's climate change, energy, water, forestry, location-efficient mortgage, and hazardous waste work in the Northwest.

Regions

• Montana
• Alaska
• Washington
• Idaho
• Oregon

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

San Francisco Office

Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the Earth and the natural systems on which all life depends. The grant supports the organization's climate change, energy, water, forestry, location-efficient mortgage, and hazardous waste work in the Northwest. ($50,000 Energy and Climate Change; $20,000 Forests and Land Ecosystems; $10,000 Growth Management and Transportation; $20,000 Rivers, Wetlands, Estuaries, and Marine Ecosystems; $10,000 Toxic Substances, Mining, and Radioactive Waste)

Regions

• Montana
• Alaska
• Washington
• Idaho
• Oregon

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

San Francisco Office

The Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the Earth, its people, plants, and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. The grant supports the organizationÍs energy, water, and forestry work in the Northwest, and a pilot project in Seattle and Portland to advance a location-efficient mortgage initiative. ($50,000 Energy and Climate Change; $30,000 Forests and Land Ecosystems; $10,000 Growth Management and Transportation; $30,000 Rivers, Wetlands, Estuaries, and Marine Ecosystems)

Regions

• Montana
• Washington
• Idaho
• Oregon

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

San Francisco Office

The Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the Earth and its people, plants, and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. The grant supports the organization's energy, water, and forestry work in the Northwest; a project for a location-efficient mortgage initiative in Seattle; and support for an Earth Day activity. ($52,000 Energy and Climate Change; $30,000 Forests and Land Ecosystems; $10,000 Growth Management and Transportation; $30,000 Rivers, Wetlands, and Estuaries)

Regions

• Montana
• Washington
• Idaho
• Oregon

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

San Francisco Office