Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO COMBINE THE FIELDS OF LAW, SCIENCE, AND PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCACY TO DEVELOP AND PURSUE STRATEGIES ADDRESSING THE VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND RELATED PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES FACING TODAY'S SOCIETY AND SOCIETIES OF THE FUTURE.
PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND LITIGATION IN THE GENERAL AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER (NELC) IS A NON-PROFIT LITIGATION CENTER FOUNDED IN 1990 TO ENFORCE ANTI-POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWS AND PROMOTE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO THE NATION'S PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. NELC ATTORNEYS HAVE A HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF BRINGING CORPORATE POLLUTERS TO JUSTICE. NELC WORKS CLOSELY WITH STATE AND LOCAL CITIZEN GROUPS, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL LEGAL EXPERTISE TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. NELC HELPS THE PUBLIC TO SHAPE AND UPHOLD OUR CORE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, SERVING AS A MAJOR FORCE IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION.NELC ATTORNEYS CAREFULLY MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REPORT VIOLATIONS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO TAKE APPROPRIATE LEGAL ACTION, NELC DOES, WINNING COURT ORDERS THAT STOP ILLEGAL EMISSIONS AND THAT IMPOSE MONETARY PENALTIES FOR PAST VIOLATIONS.NELC HAS BEEN A LEADER IN EFFORTS TO CRACK DOWN ON VIOLATORS OF THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE CLEAN AIR ACT. NELC ATTORNEYS HAVE BROUGHT MORE THAN 80 ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS UNDER THESE AND OTHER FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, AND HAVE WON MORE THAN $200 MILLION IN COURT-ORDERED PENALTIES AND POLLUTION REDUCTION MEASURES.TO HELP ENSURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IS FULLY AND FAIRLY IMPLEMENTED, NELC ATTORNEYS ALSO SEEK JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN AGENCY REGULATIONS, AND OF AGENCY FAILURES TO REGULATE, WINNING COURT ORDERS DIRECTING THE AGENCY TO APPLY THE LAW AS INTENDED BY CONGRESS. NELC ALSO DRAFTS AMICUS (FRIEND OF THE COURT) BRIEFS IN THE SUPREME COURT AND OTHER FEDERAL COURTS, FOCUSING ON CASES IN WHICH THE INTEGRITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, OR THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE LAWS, IS THREATENED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Charles Caldart | CLERK/DIRECTOR/LITIGATION DIRECTOR | 40 | $102,605 |
| Anna Aurilio | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Hartmann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Mann | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Phelps | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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