U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.

Radon in North Carolina is a comprehensive site pertaining to radon facts, testing, mitigation, news, and more.

NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources is the lead stewardship agency for the preservation and protection of North Carolina's outstanding natural resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health.

West End Revitalization Association, Inc. (WERA) was founded in 1994 as  Alamance County’s first and only community development corporation (CDC).  WERA services residents, homeowners, and landowners of five African American communities in Alamance County and Orange County. These communities were settled by former slaves, just beyond Mebane’s city limits, shortly after the Civil War and are 85% to 95% African American.  Seven 100-year old churches, founded as early as 1864, are landmarks of survival. In 1999, complaints to the U.S. Department of Justice were required to stop the 119-bypass/interstate from destroying dozens of houses, churches, and a Masonic Temple in West End and White Level communities. WERA continues to seek environmental justice due to the impact of local governmental policies that have been devastating to the aforementioned communities.

Carolina Environmental Program at the University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

UNC-CH School of Public Health Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering focuses on the interplay between humankind and the physical, chemical, and biological processes, and other species that regulate the function of both natural and engineered environments. The departments describes environmental processes to understand their effects upon humankind and considers the reciprocal effects of human activities on these processes. The overall goal of  its inquiry is the development of explanatory and predictive capacities for assessing and mitigating consequences to human health or the environment through alternative societal actions and policies.

North Carolina Environmental Bulletin is a statewide clearinghouse that lists environmental statements of proposed projects.

North Carolina Environmental Insight is a comprehensive electronic resource for NC environmental managers, attorneys, and other professionals.

Environmental Defense takes a look at the impact of hog farming on North Carolina.

Environmental Compliance focuses on environmental law, protection of public health, workplace safety, and natural resources. A description of compliance obligations in North Carolina intended to protect human health and the environment is a major function.

Earth Share of North Carolina is a federation of environmental non-profits working to keep our state's rivers clean and our communities healthy – and to foster ecotourism for a strong North Carolina economy. If you want to invest in your family, your community and your environment, you will want to learn more about Earth Share of North Carolina.

North Carolina Project Green is the result of the challenge of the governor in 1998 to state government to set an example of environmental stewardship in the way agencies operate and conduct business.

Sierra Club members are 700,000 of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

World Resources Institute article, "Racism Among Mainstream Environmental Organizations" includes comments on the Sierra Club in the context of institutionalized racism among mainstream environmental groups and assumptions which highlight the disparity in toxic impact to communities of color.

Echoing Green Foundation Echoing Green was founded over a decade ago by the leadership of General Atlantic Partners (GAP), a top New York-based global private equity firm.  As one of the leading social venture funds, Echoing Green has emerged as a premiere organization that seeds new ideas to solve intractable social problems and launches social entrepreneurs around the world to combat them.

North Carolina Conservation Network (ConNet) is a statewide network of over 150 environmental, community, and environmental justice organizations focused on protecting North Carolina's environment and public health.

Green Media Toolshed is a nonprofit project of the Tides Center, established in 2000. Our mission is to provide media-related tools and information to our members - environmental nonprofits - so that they can more effectively project their messages to the public and decision-makers. Green Media Toolshed is dependent on funding from members and foundations to support our activities.