Environment America

Environment America
Founded2007[1]
TypeNonprofit
20-5355252
Legal status501(c)(4)
Location
FieldsEnvironmentalism
Key people
Wendy Wendlandt, President
Doug Phelps, Chairman
Revenue (2019-2020)
$22,858,363[2]
Expenses (2019-2020)$11,825,834[2]
Websiteenvironmentamerica.org

Environment America is a federation of state-based environmental advocacy organizations in the United States.[3][4] The organization researches and advocates for environmental policies through lobbying, litigation,[5] and the mobilization of public support.[6] Environment America advocates new laws and policies to address climate change,[7] air pollution[8] and water pollution,[9] and is a proponent of clean energy,[10] while opposing offshore drilling.[11]

  1. ^ Stein, Karen F. (2013). Rachel Carson: Challenging Authors. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789462090682.
  2. ^ a b "Guidestar - Environment America, IRS Form 990" (PDF). Guidestar. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. ^ Howard, Jordan (September 2, 2011). "Green Groups Struggle With Obama's Mixed Environmental Record". Huffington Post.
  4. ^ Gerken, James; Rael, Andrea (October 11, 2013). "'Fracking By The Numbers' Report Urges U.S. To Ban 'Environmental Nightmare'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. ^ Kelly, Eileen (November 15, 2017). "Settlement proposed in lawsuit against chicken-processing plant that dumps into Sewanee River". Florida Times-Union.
  6. ^ Guillén, Alex (January 23, 2013). "Obama must balance call for climate action with Keystone decision - 2012 TransCanada lobbying drops off - BP fears four missing employees in Algeria dead". Politico.
  7. ^ Barringer, Felicity (December 5, 2007). "Precipitation Across U.S. Intensifies Over 50 Years". New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  8. ^ McCarty, James (April 13, 2017). "Akron, Cleveland, Youngstown air pollution still among Ohio's worst". Cleveland Plain Dealer.
  9. ^ Snider, Annie (April 18, 2017). "Pruitt allies explore hiring private lawyers to rewrite EPA rule". Politico.
  10. ^ Mulkern, Anne (January 20, 2011). "Buzz Builds for 'Clean Energy' Standard, but Passage Won't Be Easy". New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. ^ Neuman, Scott (May 25, 2010). "As BP Backlash Grows, So Do Calls for Boycott". NPR.