Climate Change or Global Warming?

"The phrase 'climate change' is growing in preferred use to 'global warming' because it helps convey that there are changes in addition to rising temperatures."

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News

(1/16/09): EPA releases SAP Report 4.1 titled Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region. More information and a News Release.

(1/13/09): EPA Recognizes Partners for Pursuing Renewable Energy Through the Creative Use of Landfill Gas. More information and a News Release.

(12/22/08): EPA requests proposals for $7M in grants for activities that advance methane recovery and use as clean energy source.

(12/01/08): EPA releases 3^rd annual report on the U.S. Government’s Methane to Market Partnership Accomplishments. More information and a News Release.

(11/17/08): International Partnership Opens Doors to Methane Reductions in India. More Information on the kickoff event.

(10/02/08): Final "National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change" is available. Public webcast on 05/08/08. More information

(07/15/08): EPA announces Proposed Rule on Geologic Carbon Sequestration. News Release and more information on the Proposed Rule and geologic sequestration.

(07/11/08): Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the Clean Air Act. More information and a News Release.

(11/19/07): Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change completes Fourth Assessment Report on state of knowledge on Climate Change. More information.

(10/19/06): News Release - EPA's Climate Change Site replaces EPA's Global Warming Site. An archive of the Global Warming Site is available.