Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Clean Energy and Climate Change in the Pacific Southwest
Featured Stories
In partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), EPA has developed a mapping tool and data set that helps identify contaminated and degraded sites in California that are ideal for renewable energy development.
Learn more: Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands in California
Climate Change News
Demonstrating a commitment to lead by example, President Obama signed Executive Order 13514 in 2009 that sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on making improvements in their environmental, energy and economic performance. As part of this effort, the Region 9 Office has set two new sustainability goals: to achieve carbon neutrality and zero-waste to landfill by January 1, 2012."Region 9 Policy on Carbon Neutrality and Zero Waste (2 pp, 266K)
Greenhouse Gas Data for 2010
For the first time, comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessible to the public through EPA's GHG Reporting Program.
Climate Change Indicators in the United States
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