Profiles written by Courtney White, originally published in Headwaters News.
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Environmental Defense is taking its conservation efforts out of the courtroom and onto the landscape via collaborative agreements.

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"Why would a national environmental organization, a charter member of The Green Group, based in Washington, D.C., with 300,000 members, a staff of 250, and a storied history of successful litigation, turn to collaboration to achieve its goals?

"Because it works.

"For an organization that pioneered the lawsuit as a tool of environmental protection, the metamorphosis of Environmental Defense into a charter member of the collaborative movement is both remarkable and illustrative of the changing times...."