U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a Global Change Research Program, an assessment-oriented program with primary emphasis on understanding the potential consequences of climate variability and change on human health, ecosystems, and socioeconomic systems in the U.S. EPA’s research on global change has two major areas of emphasis: air quality and water quality/aquatic ecosystems. Research is also conducted to support understanding of the human health impacts from global change. EPA's website provides information on climate change for communities, individuals, businesses, states, localities, and governments.
The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. EPA's purpose is to ensure that: 1) All Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live, learn and work; 2) National efforts to reduce environmental risk are based on the best available scientific information; 3) Federal laws protecting human health and the environment are enforced fairly and effectively; 4) Environmental protection is an integral consideration in U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly considered in establishing environmental policy; 5) All parts of society - communities, individuals, businesses, and state, local and tribal governments - have access to accurate information sufficient to effectively participate in managing human health and environmental risks; 6) Environmental protection contributes to making our communities and ecosystems diverse, sustainable and economically productive; and 7) The U.S. plays a leadership role in working with other nations to protect the global environment. To accomplish their mission, the EPA develops and enforces regulations, gives grants, studies environmental issues, sponsors partnerships, teaches people about the environment, and publishes information.
Phone: (202) 272-0167
Sectors:
Related Organizations:
- Western States Federal Agency Support Team (WestFAST)
- EPA Water Resource Adaptation Program (WRAP)
- Climate and Health Literacy Consortium (CHLC)
- National Center for Environmental Assessment
- Governors’ Institute on Community Design
- Climate Change Collaboration in the Pacific Northwest (C3)
Related Resources:
- Achieving Hazard-Resilient Coastal and Waterfront Smart Growth
- Climate and Land Use Change Effects on Ecological Resources in Three Watersheds: A Synthesis Report
- Interim Federal Action Plan for the California Bay-Delta
- Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaptation Principles into Practice
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
- Federal Triangle Stormwater Drainage Study
- Wildlife & Wildlands Toolkit
- Climate Ready Estuaries 2010 Progress Report
- Executive Order 13508 - Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration
- Priority Agenda: Enhancing the Climate Resilience of America's Natural Resources
- The Future of Research on Climate Change Impacts on Water
- U.S. Sea Level Change Website
- Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: A Review of Water Utility Practices
- EPA Green Infrastructure Collaborative
- Clean Rivers, Green District Agreement
- National Drought Resilience Partnership
- HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities: Tools and Key Resources
- Excessive Heat Events Guidebook
- A Framework for Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change (External Review Draft)
- NEClimateUS.org
- Green City, Clean Waters - City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Clean Water: Foundation of Healthy Communities and a Healthy Environment
- Federal Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plans Mandated by Executive Order 14008
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 4.6: Analysis of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems
- Land-Use Scenarios: National-Scale Housing-Density Scenarios Consistent with Climate Change Storylines
- Coastal Adaptation to Sea level rise Tool (COAST)
- Smart Growth for Coastal and Waterfront Communities
- DC Water Green Infrastructure, Clean Rivers Project (District of Columbia/Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland)
- Green Streets, Green Towns, Green Jobs Grant Initiative
- Application of Ecological and Economic Models of the Impacts of Sea-Level Rise to the Delaware Estuary
- Sea Level Rise in the Tampa Bay Region
- Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States
- National Integrated Heat Health Information System - Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign
- National Estuary Program Grants
- Wetland Program Development Grants
- Climate Change and Interacting Stressors: Implications for Coral Reef Management in the American Samoa
- Heat Island Effect Portal
- Better Assessment Science Integrating point & Non-point Sources (BASINS)
- The Likelihood of Shore Protection Data Set
- Assessment of the Impacts of Global Change on Regional U.S. Air Quality: A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Ground-Level Ozone
- Adaptation Planning for the National Estuary Program - Elements of an Adaptation Plan
- Proceedings of the First National Expert and Stakeholder Workshop on Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Adaptation to Climate Change
- 2008 National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change
- Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Four Case Studies of Water Utility Practices
- A Screening Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Mitigation in the Great Lakes and New England Regions
- The Urban Heat Island, Photochemical Smog, and Chicago: Local Features of the Problem and Solution
- Dallas Urban Heat Island
- Adapting to Climate Change While Planning for Disaster: Footholds, Rope Lines, and the Iowa Floods
- Land Use Impacts and Solutions to Sea Level Rise in East Central Florida
- Iowa Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Report
- EPA Region 10 Climate Change and TMDL Pilot Project: Restoring Salmon Habitat for a Changing Climate in the South Fork Nooksack River, WA
- Climate Ready Estuaries 2012 Progress Report
- Coastal Community Development Partnership (NOAA and EPA)
- Planning for Flood Recovery and Long-Term Resilience in Vermont: Smart Growth Approaches for Disaster Resilient Communities
- EPA Greening America's Communities Program
- Climate Change Handbook for Regional Water Planning
- Iowa Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Report – Findings Related to Infrastructure
- Evaluation of Combined Heat and Power Technologies for Wastewater Treatment Facilities
- Looking Forward: Priorities for Managing Freshwater Resources in a Changing Climate - National Action Plan Update
- South Platte Watershed Natural Capital Resource Assessment
- Rising Seas, Coastal Erosion, and the Takings Clause: How to Save Wetlands and Beaches Without Hurting Property Owners
- EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge
- EPA Reducing Urban Heat Islands: Compendium of Strategies
- A Review of the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Aeroallergens and Their Associated Effects
- Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Quality, and Global Change: Challenges of Conducting Multi-Stressor Vulnerability Assessments (Final Report)
- A Method to Assess Climate-Relevant Decisions: Applications in the Chesapeake Bay (External Review Draft)
- An Assessment of Decision-Making Processes: The Feasibility of Incorporating Climate Change Information into Land Protection Planning (Final Report)
- Climate Change Effects on Stream and River Biological Indicators: A Preliminary Analysis (Final Report)
- Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications for Management and Research
- EPA Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Ecosystems
- Creating Resilient Water Utilities Initiative (CRWU)
- Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) 3.0
- Tabletop Exercise Tool for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
- EPA Green Infrastructure Case Studies: Municipal Policies for Managing Stormwater with Green Infrastructure
- EPA's National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change
- EPA 2013 Climate Change Adaptation Plan
- EPA's Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation to Change website
- Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS) Tools and Datasets
- Climate Ready Estuaries
- Climate Ready Water Utilities: Final Report of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council
- Using Smart Growth Strategies to Create More Resilient Communities in the Washington D.C. Region
- EPA Policy Statement on Climate Change Adaptation
- EPA Flood Resilience Checklist
- Climate Leaders Summit Report
- EPA Stormwater Management Model Climate Adjustment Tool
- EPA National Stormwater Calculator
- EPA Community Resilience Pilot Project Wilmington, North Carolina
- U.S. Clean Water Rule
- EJSCREEN: EPA Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
- Climate Ready Water Utilities Adaptation Strategies Guide for Water Utilities
- EPA Environmental Finance Center Grants
- EPA Flood Resilience: A Basic Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities
- EPA National Lakes Assessment
- EPA Webcast Series on Climate Change Adaptation for State and Local Governments
- EPA Smart Growth: Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities
- Sustainable Water Infrastructure Program
- EPA Region 5 Water Quality Cooperative Agreements (66.463 grants)
- EPA Climate Change and Water Website
- EPA Knowledge Building Series: Communicating Climate Change
- EPA Healthy Watersheds Initiative
- Puget Sound Watershed Management Assistance Program
- EPA Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Policy
- Evaluation of Energy Conservation Measures for Wastewater Treatment Facilities
- Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA's Strategy for Achieving Clean Water
- EPA Fact Sheet: Climate Change Science Facts
- EPA Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Health Effects
- EPA Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Society
- Implementing the National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change
- Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Options: A Review of the Scientific Literature
- EPA's Top 10 Ways Utilities Can Save Water, Energy, and Money While Preparing for Climate Change
- EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure Grants
- EPA Smart Growth Implementation Assistance Program
- EPA New England Healthy Communities Grant Program
- EPA Environmental Justice Small Grant Program
- NOAA Climate.gov
- BASINS (Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Non-point Sources)
- National Environmental Information Exchange Network
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Change Adaptation Plan
- EPA Local Government Climate Adaptation Training
- Building Green: A Success Story in Philadelphia (YouTube video)
- EPA Drought Response and Recovery Guide for Water Utilities
- EPA Green Infrastructure Strategic Agenda 2013
- EPA Urban Waters Small Grants
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
- Green Infrastructure Approaches to Managing Wet Weather with Clean Water State Revolving Funds
- Getting to Green: Paying for Green Infrastructure Financing Options and Resources for Local Decision-Makers
- EPA Financing Green Infrastructure: A Best Practices Guide for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- EPA Nonpoint Source Grant Program for States and Territories
- The Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure: A Case Study of Lancaster, PA
- Sustainable Water Infrastructure Website
- Community Based Public-Private Partnerships (CBP3s) and Alternative Market-Based Tools for Integrated Green Stormwater Infrastructure
- Risks & Resilience: Considering the Integration of Climate Readiness into Financial Analyses of Drinking Water & Wastewater Utilities
- Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool Version 3.0 Methodology Guide
- Robust Planning to Support Decision Making Webinar
- Adaptation Case Study and Information Exchange
- Adaptive Response Framework for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
- Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) Projected Scenarios
- US EPA Planning Framework for a Climate-Resilient Economy
- Clean Water Act: Section 319 Grant Program
- EPA Climate Change Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X)
- EPA Environmental Justice 2020 Action Agenda
- EPA Climate Change Indicators in the United States 2016
- Smart Growth Fixes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Changing Land Use and Building Codes and Policies to Prepare for Climate Change
- Being Prepared for Climate Change: EPA Workbook for Developing Risk-Based Adaptation Plans
- EPA: Enhancing Sustainable Communities With Green Infrastructure Guide
- Updates to the Demographic and Spatial Allocation Models to Produce Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS Version 2)
- EPA 2016 Workplan: National Water Program Response to Climate Change
- EPA Climate Change Research Grants
- The Resilience and Adaptation in New England (RAINE) Database
- Green Infrastructure in Parks: A Guide to Collaboration, Funding, and Community Engagement
- EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Grant Program
- EPA: Storm Smart Cities - Integrating Green Infrastructure into Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
- EPA - FEMA Partnership on Hazard Mitigation and Sustainability
- EPA Water Finance Clearinghouse
- Regional Resilience Toolkit: 5 Steps to Build Large Scale Resilience to Natural Disasters
- Smart Growth Self-Assessment for Rural Communities
- Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials
- Indian Environmental General Assistance Program
- EPA Community Change Equitable Resilience Technical Assistance Program
- EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (Community Change Grants)
- EPA Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox (CRAFT)
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