EPA Highlights

EPA Report Shows Impact of Changing Climate on Americans' Health and Environment EPA Selects 171 Communities for New Brownfield Investment Grants Supporting Innovation for Cleaner Burning Cookstoves and Cleaner Air EPA Report Shows Impact of Changing Climate on Americans' Health and Environment EPA released the third edition of the Climate Change Indicators in the United States report. The report pulls together observed data on key measures of our environment, including U.S. and global temperature and precipitation, ocean heat and ocean acidity, sea level, length of growing season, and many others. With 30 indicators that include over 80 maps and graphs showing long-term trends, the report demonstrates that climate change is already affecting our environment and our society. Consistent with the recently released National Climate Assessment, this report presents clear evidence that the impacts of climate change are already occurring across the United States. Read more about the third edition here. http://go.usa.gov/8ErB On Monday, June 2, 2014, EPA will announce its proposed rule on carbon emissions for existing power plants. Here are the top five things to know. Our climate is changing, and we are feeling the dangerous and costly effects right now. Power plants are the largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S. Although there are limits for other pollutants like arsenic and mercury, there are currently no national limits on carbon. States and businesses have already charted a course toward cleaner, more efficient power. With EPA's flexible proposal, we can cut carbon pollution, while still having all the power we need to grow our economy. Americans will see significant public health and climate benefits, now and for future generations. EPA Selects 171 Communities for New Brownfield Investment Grants EPA recently announced that 171 communities will receive 264 grants totaling $67 million in brownfields funding to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the environment. The FY14 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) grants will give communities and businesses a chance to return economic stability to under-served and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. The grant funding helps assess and clean-up abandoned industrial and commercial properties - places where environmental cleanups and new jobs are most needed. Read more about the selected communities and the brownfields program here. http://go.usa.gov/8ErQ Supporting Innovation for Cleaner Burning Cookstoves and Cleaner Air Nearly three billion people worldwide rely on burning fuels such as wood, plant matter, coal, and animal waste. The smoke from traditional cookstoves is a major source of black carbon, an air pollutant linked to a range of impacts associated with health issues and our changing climate. In this blog, Dr. James H. Johnson Jr., Director of EPA's National Center for Environmental Research, discusses the awarding of almost $9 million in research grants to help usher in a new generation of clean, efficient cookstoves. Read the blog here. http://go.usa.gov/8URx We encourage you to share the EPA Highlights eNewsletter with your colleagues.  To subscribe: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USAEPA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USAEPA_439 Office of Public Engagement  Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education Office of the Administrator / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  Tel 202-564-4355 / PublicEngagement@epa.gov   You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to k34101050@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355

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