Climate Change Research
EPA conducts research to understand the environmental and health impacts of climate change and to provide sustainable solutions for adapting to and reducing the impact from a changing climate.
Climate Change and Air Quality
Air quality and climate change are intricately linked.
Air Research
Electric Sector Technologies and Air Quality
Black Carbon Research
Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
EPA is integrating climate adaptation into its programs, policies, rules and operations.
Adaption Options for Ecosystems Report
Four Case Studies of Water Utility Practices
Combined Sewer Overflow Report
Aquatic Invasive Species Report
Health and Climate Change
Climate change is having direct and indirect impacts on the health of people.
Global Change and Human Health Report
Allergy Related to Aeroallergens Report
Ecosystems and Climate Change
Climate change is threatening plants, animals and their habitats.
Report: Implications of Climate Change for State Bioassessment Programs
Water and Climate Change
Freshwater Biological Traits Database Report
Ecological Resources in Three Watersheds Report
Climate Ready Estuaries Report -- Volume I
Climate Ready Estuaries Report -- Volume II
Models, Databases and Tools
Research is providing models, measurement methods and other scientific tools needed to develop effective mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Atmospheric Modeling and Analysis Research
Community Multi-scale Air Quality Model (CMAQ)
Remote Sensing Information Gateway (RSIG)
Energy System-Environment (MARKAL)
Energy and Climate Change
Researchers are improving our understanding of how changes in the production and use of energy can impact, and can be impacted by, climate change.
Energy System-Environment (MARKAL)
Electric Sector Technologies and Air Quality
Technology Assessments
Grants and Funding
EPA provides grants and funding to the nation's leading researchers to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues.
Extreme Events Grants
Global Change grants
Main research grants page
Other Research Topics
Top Three Questions/Tasks
Climate Research in the News
Research Publications
- Overview Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 121K)