Linda Greer

Director, Health and Environment Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
lgreer@nrdc.org

I direct the Health Program, where I concentrate on the biggest toxic chemical pollutants in air, water, food, shelter and consumer products. This focus allows us to work on the pollutants that matter most to human health. I also work on determining whether specific chemicals cause harm, decisions that are important in driving government decisions and regulations.

Since 1981, I have worked on a wide range of environmental health advocacy, legal and policy matters, most notably including hazardous waste disposal problems and pollution prevention opportunities in chemical manufacturing plants. I have spearheaded NRDC’s toxic chemical pollution work in China, first in a comprehensive project on industrial mercury pollution there and now with a more broadly focused project directed at highly polluting factories in supply chains of multi-national corporations in China. I also direct NRDC’s global mercury pollution initiative, which seeks international agreement to reduce mercury use and pollution by 50 percent in 10 years.