Clik here to view.
Storm Water Management Model Gets Climate Update
By Marguerite Huber EPA researchers are helping address runoff problems. EPA researchers are developing strategies and resources to help city planners, managers, and others address stormwater runoff...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sharing Best Sustainability Practices with Communities
One of the most rewarding parts of my job here at EPA is the work we do with climate and energy program staff from communities and tribes across the country. These sustainability professionals are...
View ArticlePope Francis’ Call for Climate Action
Last month, Pope Francis released his second encyclical as pontiff, urging all people to protect our natural resources and to take action on climate change. He makes clear our moral obligation to...
View ArticleEPA’s Clean Power Plan Protects Low-Income and Minority Communities
When President Obama announced the final Clean Power Plan earlier this month, he predicted that some cynical critics would claim the plan harms minority and low-income communities. Then he chuckled and...
View ArticleEPA at GLACIER Summit
Last week I led our delegation to GLACIER, the Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience, in Anchorage, Alaska. The U.S.-hosted conference...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Working to Support Communities in Alaska Native Villages
At EPA, we respect the way of life that has enabled Alaska native villages in the Arctic and subarctic to thrive for thousands of years. We take our responsibility to those communities very seriously....
View ArticleThe Pope’s Visit – Renewing the Call to Act on Climate
By Administrator Gina McCarthy This week, Pope Francis made an historic visit to Washington, DC, where he met with President Obama, addressed Congress, and lead a public rally to support moral action...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Working for Clean Water is a Dream Come True
By Joel Beauvais I grew up in rural Connecticut in the Housatonic River watershed. My childhood revolved around water, whether it was swimming and fishing in the lakes and streams near my home or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alaskan Voices on Climate: Submit Your Video!
By Dianne Soderlund In September, President Obama traveled to Alaska to see firsthand the impacts of climate change on the people who live and work here every day. During his time here, he met some of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mattapoisett rallies to prepare for weather ahead
By Amy Miller Jeri Weiss, a drinking water specialist at EPA New England, has been working with the people of Mattapoisett this year, making trips and calls to this southeastern Massachusetts town...
View Article