Find Pollution Abatement & Control Nonprofits and Charities

  PTKGHS wrote:

For the past two years we have been developing a national science education and outreach project, supported by both NSF and NASA. POLAR-PALOOZA will have reached 25 communities by Spring 2009, sharing the latest research at Earth's poles and its implications... more »

  zach1 wrote:

I have been volunteering with TWP for about 7 months now and their are few organizations like it that can provide consistent, sustainable solutions to some of the greatest problems that plague not just our local community, but our global community. A... more »

  Writer wrote:

This is an organization which offers me lots of opportunities to send emails in support of environmental causes, which is something I like to do because if enough of us do so, it is proven to make a difference. more »

  marinemammals wrote:

I took a break from the corporate world to do some volunteer work for a few months after suffering loses in my family. This is when the passion started and now it has been almost 10 years later and the passion is even stronger. Wild seals and sea lions... more »

  kelly8 wrote:

This company goes out of its way to help people in need, not to mention helps keeps useable items out of our landfills. more »

  Ann-Marie B. wrote:

River Network has been the best support and training we could ask for as a local watershed organization. more »

  Writer wrote:

A great non profit that has worked for over 40 years to save our land, air, and water. They hold great community events . The endangered species fair is a family favorite and the creeks clean up is invaluable. more »

  Writer wrote:

I monitor and take water samples for Cynobacteria blooms at least once a week from mid June to the last week in October at Red Rocks beach in South Burlington, Vermont. I post my observed results on the VT Dept of Health web-site and bring the samples... more »

  aviatorbdm wrote:

The work Stove Team does is invaluable and incalculatable. This is a simple concept but can make an enormous impact on peoples lives. Keep up the great work! more »

  Writer wrote:

We found our way to The Urban Farmers because my spectrum-y, Asperger’s-y son needed to do 30 hours of volunteer work to graduate from high school. The volunteer backyard harvest fruit work didn’t have a training requirement and the TUF calendar allowed... more »

  Jim E.2 wrote:

Rethink Inc is a fantastic organization. It promotes both a green lifestyle as well as teaching sustainability to the public. Shikha B. is the director and has helped create five gardens in the Ryves Neighborhood. One of these gardens is at Ryves Youth... more »

  KTorguson wrote:

I have worked with Oak Crest for almost a year and I'm impressed by the standards to which they hold their students, their collaborators and themselves. Encouragement of and collegiality toward their students, wrapped in the context of hands-on research,... more »

  rgeraghty wrote:

This is a great organization that is helping people in need in Pittsburgh and being innovative at finding solutions to problems more »

  Bobby G.1 wrote:

People like to pay a lot of lip service to the environment. Few actually back up the talk with the walk. Sea Hugger walks the talk. Real solutions brought with love, integrity, education and community outreach. "Teaching our children well" (and us adults... more »

  jackcaravanos wrote:

I've been volunteering with Blacksmith Institute since 2006 when a former student recommended they contact me for some environmental advice. As Professor of Environmental Health at Hunter College School of Public Health, I'm contact often with these requests... more »

  nantes77 wrote:

I have been consistently impressed with Global Water. I have raised money to support their projects through several different marathon events, and they have always been incredibly professional. They helped me reach my fundraising goals, wrote individual... more »

  sheilab1 wrote:

Assisted INFORM with planning and executing their Generation INformed cocktail benefit which was a tremendous sucesss due to all the effort by staff and volunteers. more »

  mba8 wrote:

Biggest bang for the buck. Ninety-nine percent of the animals killed in the United States each year are slaughtered for human consumption. Vegan Outreach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to expose and end cruelty to animals through... more »

  Kristy M wrote:

This organization is great for our local community and for the bigger environment. I'm very impressed with the staff: they are dedicated to working together with the community, rather than fighting against it. I also am 100% behind their strategies:... more »

  Emilie wrote:

While I'm not personally someone who subscribes to the more-radical tactics of GreenPeace -- and I really can't stand their endless clipboarding-on-the-sidewalk strategies -- the end result of their work is always attention-getting and, therefore, priceless. They... more »

  Becky Sheda G. wrote:

C2C helps me get supplies I might otherwise have to pay for out of pocket or go without. They are invaluable to me as a teacher. more »

  mahinalae wrote:

I've attended events that this organization has put on and volunteered with habitat restoration. Mountain Watch accomplishes an amazing amount of environmental work with few staff and not much $$. They are organizing public opinion, engaging in policy... more »

  LosAngelesDiva wrote:

Judging from the amount of revenue coming in and going out, I would state that it is true that the management at Breathe LA are very well paid. Are they worth it, that is the question. We know a few and as in most non-profits the majority are climbers... more »

  YCTA wrote:

How many non profits can say that they have helped stop a massive toll road project that was proposed to run right through one of the most historic surf spots in So. Cal? Now, they are rallying the members to speak out against more offshore gas and oil... more »

  albert1 wrote:

As a co-founder of this organization, I can only say why it has stuck around for more than 35 years -- because it continues to stay relevant to changing circumstances. Our original vision was "Out to Save the World." That has never changed. What has changed... more »