Environmental Policy Research Organizations

Claremont Institute, Center for Environmental Education Research
Competitive Enterprise Institute. Pro-market, public policy group. Site includes news and electronic newsletter, CEI UpDate.
Woodrow Wilson Center | Environm ental Change and Security Project. Serves as information clearinghouse on views, activities and policy initiatives falling under the rubric of “environment, population & security.” ECSP acts as a neutral, non-partisan forum for researchers, practitioners & interested individuals to meet, exchange ideas and concerns, and develop cross-disciplinary dialogue.

Environmental Health Center (National Safety Council)
Environmental Law Institute. Mission is to advance environmental protection by improving laws, policy and management. Site provides information on environmental justice and other issues.
Environmental Working Group (EWG). EWG is a non-profit research organization providing information on environmental topics, including water system violations and wetlands loss.
Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment
Heartland Institute
National Council for Science and the Environment. CNIE’s mission is to improve scientific basis for making decisions on environmental issues.

National Wilderness Institute
Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development
Political Economy Research Center. Market-oriented think tank conducting research and policy analyses on endangered species, forestry, fisheries, mines, parks, public land property rights, Superfund, water, wildlife and environmental education.

Regulation.Org. Social regulation issues concerning the environment, risk regulation, workplace, FDA, etc.
Thoreau Institute. Conducts research on forest and public land management to find market-oriented approaches to protect the environment, including user fees, markets and incentives.
World Resources Institute