Nearly thirty years ago, New York environmentalists launched a plan that led to ground-breaking progress in environmental protection. As one of the nation's first state environmental councils, EPL established a prototype for environmental advocacy that has been replicated in state capitals across the nation.

They founded the Environmental Planning Lobby (EPL) - Environmental Advocates' predecessor - to turn New York State into a national showcase for innovative environmental policy.

Since then, Environmental Advocates has been central to virtually every major environmental accomplishment in New York State.

Our successes include: the Bottle Bill; the nation's first acid rain law; the State's Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); the Wild, Scenic & Recreational River Systems Program; the Environmental Protection Fund; the Hudson River Estuary Management Act; the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act; the Clean Indoor Air Act; the low emmision vehicle program; and the 1996 Clean/Water/Clean Air Bond Act.

We have now entered a new era defined by sophisticated and well-financed opposition to environmental protection, sometimes embracing "green" rhetoric. In the face of these pressures, New York is in the peril of losing important, hard-won gains. This is a critical time to reintigrate the state's heritage of environmental leadership.

Join the thousands of active citizens who work with us and support our efforts to protect New York's magnificent community of people, land, and wildlife.

Environmental Advocates also reaches beyond our borders to advance multi-state and national initiatives that have an impact on New York's environment. We are the New York State affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and confer regularly with colleagues in other states through our membership in the State Environmental Leadership Conference.

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By joining ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES, you connect with New York's most effective and powerful statewide environmental advocacy organization.

As a member of Environmental Advocates you will recieve our bimonthly newsletter, Albany Report, with the latest environmental news from the State Capitol, updates on developing environmental policy issues, and important information about environmentally friendly technologies, along with alerts about upcoming events like our annual conference.