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Who’s defending Washington DC?

Public lands in Washington DC

8 groups have them in their care

The defenders

Nobody has claimed this fight yet

No group in our directory carries Washington DC in its work yet. That is not the same as nobody fighting: if you know the group that belongs here, tell us and our editors will look at it.

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8 more groups also work on Washington DC

The national muscle

Center for Biological Diversity20 live federal cases across all their workLegalSierra Club6 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyEarthjustice4 live federal cases across all their workLegalDefenders of Wildlife4 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyThe Wilderness Society3 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyFriends of the Earth2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyNatural Resources Defense Council2 live federal cases across all their workLegalEarthworks2 live federal cases across all their workWatchdog

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Sources and methodWhich groups defend Washington DC, and their role: MTJP editorial curation, one verified link at a time, plus the federal court record and each group’s own footprint. Match ranges decompose into those signals on every row. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.