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(4/22/09): Announcing the new Climate Change, Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit for Formal and Informal Educators.

(4/22/09): Teens Can Learn, Act and Lead to Create a New Climate for Action.

(4/22/09): EPA's "Back to Basics" Brochure (PDF) (8 pp, 1.6 MB) Frequently Asked Questions About Global Warming and Climate Change.

(4/21/2009): EPA Preliminary Analysis of the Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft. More information.

(4/17/09): Proposed Endangerment Finding. More information and a News Release.

(4/15/09): Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007. More information and a News Release.

(4/10/09): Proposed Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule Announcement in Federal Register. More information.

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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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