Clean Energy and Climate Change in the Pacific Southwest

Across the planet, there is a growing concern about the impacts of climate change on our environment and health. While it will take a global effort to mitigate and address those impacts, there is much that can be done within the Pacific Southwest. This Web site is meant to provide information on regional clean energy and climate change resources and to share information on how YOU can make a difference.

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EPA Launches Renewable Energy Siting Tool
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

EPA National Climate Change Activities

National Climate Change Home

Climate Change & Water

EPA Regulatory Initiatives Home Page

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

U.S. National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

EPA Report on U.S. Climate Change Indicators

State and Local Climate and Energy Program

president barack obama 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.