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Climate Change and Water E-Newsletter

The EPA Climate Change and Water E-Newsletter features news and information about EPA and other federal activities related to climate change and water. Partner activities, as well as related events and publications, are also included. The climate change and water e-newsletter is sent out every two weeks to subscribers. Several past issues of the climate change and water e-newsletter are provided below.

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Climate Change and Water E-Newsletter Archive

December 14, 2012 Issue (PDF) (4 pp, 55K, About PDF)

    • EPA Releases 2012 National Water Program Climate Change Strategy
    • EPA Releases Climate Change Indicators in the United States 2012 Report
    • Abstract Deadline: Dec. 14, 2012 for 11th Annual NOAA Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop
    • Training Webinar on Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources to be Held Dec. 17, 2012
    • Self-paced Module on Preparing Hydro-climate Inputs for Climate Change in Water Resource Planning Now Available Online
    • Experts Supported by NASA Publish Landmark Study Documenting Ice Sheet Melting
    • Water Research Foundation Releases Report and Action Plan on Building a Climate-Ready Regulatory System
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Coastal & Inland Wetlands in the State of Michigan Jointly Published by Association of State Wetland Managers
    • Washington State Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification Releases Recommendations Report
    • Registration Now Open for Conference on Disasters and Environment: Science, Preparedness, and Resilience on January 15-17, 2013 in Washington, DC

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November 29, 2012 Issue (PDF) (4 pp, 53K, About PDF)

    • EPA's WaterSense Announces Online Resource for Best Management Practices for Commercial and Institutional Facilities
    • EPA and Partners Announce Philadelphia Green Stormwater Infrastructure Competition
    • Register to Watch the Webcast of the Dec. 4, 2012 EPA Symposium: "Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy"
    • EPA Announces Dec. 11, 2012 Webcast on Tribal Approaches to Addressing the Changing Climate
    • EPA Announces Dec. 13, 2012 Webcast on Planning for Sustainability for Water Utilities
    • U.S. DOT's Federal Highway Administration Solicits Pilot Projects on Climate Change and Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation Options Analyses
    • OneNOAA Science Seminar Series Announces Webinar on December 6, 2012: "Using Mobile Tide-Gage Networks to Observe Storm Surge"
    • Webinar on "Climate Change Preparedness Planning in the West: Lessons from Local Governments" to be Held on December 5, 2012
    • Rhode Island Climate Change Commission Identifies Social, Economic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities in Report - "Adapting to Climate Change in the Ocean State: A Starting Point"
    • Report Examines California's Options for Meeting Water Needs
    • Article Published: "Eutrophication Induced CO2-Acidification of Subsurface Coastal Waters: Interactive Effects of Temperature, Salinity, and Atmospheric PCO2"

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November 15, 2012 Issue (PDF) (3 pp, 48K, About PDF)

    • Early Registration Opens for 2013 Climate Leadership Conference
    • EPA Releases Report "Opportunities to Advance Sustainability in California's Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program"
    • EPA Announces Registration for December 4, 2012 Symposium on the Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy
    • EPA Releases Video: "EPA Scientists at Work: Managing Sewer Overflows with Green Infrastructure"
    • EPA Launches Website on Hurricane Sandy Response and Recovery
    • U.S. Department of Interior Announces Lease for Delaware Offshore Wind
    • OneNOAA Science Seminar Series Announces Webinar: "CanVis: A Tool for Visualizing Coastal Changes and Potential Adaptation Strategies"
    • American Water Resources Association Publishes "Case Studies in Integrated Water Resources Management: From Local Stewardship to National Vision"


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November 2, 2012 Issue (PDF) (4 pp, 56K, About PDF)

    • EPA Launches App and Website that Lets Users Check Health of Waterways in U.S.
    • EPA Announces 2013 Environmental Justice Small Grants (Application Period Closes Jan. 7, 2013)
    • U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Releases Report: "Energy-Water Nexus: Coordinated Federal Approach Needed to Better Manage Energy and Water Tradeoffs
    • "Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities: 2012 Technical Input Report to the 2013 National Climate Assessment" Made Available
    • NOAA Climate Program Office Extends Deadline for Final Applications to FY 2013 Grants Competition to Nov. 16, 2012
    • Announcement of Vacancy for NOAA Climate Program Office Director (Closes on Dec. 28, 2012)
    • Webinar on "Communicating with the Public about Climate Change" – Nov. 8, 2012
    • Publication Released: "A Comprehensive Review of Climate Adaptation in the United States: More than Before, but Less than Needed"
    • National Research Council Announces Website on Climate Modeling 101
    • Call for Presentation Proposals for the National Adaptation Forum (Deadline: Nov. 23, 2012)
    • Call for Proposals for ICLEI's Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation - Resilient Cities 2013 (Deadline: Nov. 30, 2012)
    • 13th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment: Disasters and Environment -Science, Preparedness, and Resilience to be Held in Washington, D.C. Jan. 15-17, 2013


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October 18, 2012 Issue (PDF) (3 pp, 38K, About PDF)

    • WaterSense Intends to Revise the Irrigation Partner and Professional Certification Program
    • EPA Releases Report: "Implications of Climate Change for State Bioassessment Programs and Approaches to Account for Effects"
    • EPA Releases Freshwater Biological Traits Database
    • NOAA Reports Warmest First Nine Months of Any Year on Record for the Contiguous U.S.
    • U.S. Department of the Interior Awards Regional Climate Science Center Funding
    • U.S. Department of the Interior Announces Establishment of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science
    • National Research Council Releases Report: "A National Strategy for Advancing Climate Modeling"
    • Webinar: "When Every Drop Counts: Initiatives in Indian Country" on October 22, 2012
    • Verified Carbon Standard Recognizes Coastal Blue Carbon as New Carbon Trading Category
    • Call for Abstracts for StormCon 2013 Conference due December 5, 2012

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October 5, 2012 Issue (PDF) (3 pp, 47K, About PDF)

    • EPA Releases New 2012 Guidelines for Water Reuse
    • EPA Releases Interactive Map of Results from National Estuary Program Projects
    • EPA and NOAA Release Publication: "Achieving Hazard-Resilient Coastal & Waterfront Smart Growth: Coastal and Waterfront Smart Growth and Hazard Mitigation Roundtable Report"
    • EPA Publishes Papers Highlighting Sustainability of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
    • The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research's (UCAR) COMET Program Announces Climate Modules
    • OneNOAA Science Seminar Series Announces October Webinars
    • National Adaptation Forum to be Held April 2-4, 2013 in Denver, Colorado
    • Arctic Sea Ice Extent Settles at Record Seasonal Minimum
    • Report Released: "Stormy Future for U.S. Property/Casualty Insurers: The Growing Costs and Risks of Extreme Weather Events"

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September 21, 2012 Issue (PDF) (4 pp, 52K, About PDF)
    • EPA to Hold Webinar on Solar Energy for Water and Wastewater Utilities on October 11, 2012
    • EPA Releases Enhanced Version of AQUATOX
    • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Online Climate Change Courses
    • NOAA Climate Program Office Offers Second Informational Session for FY 2013 Funding Opportunity 
    • Report Released: "Preparing for Tomorrow's High Tide: Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment for the State of Delaware"
    • Report Released: "When It Rains, It Pours: Global Warming and the Increase in Extreme Precipitation from 1948-2011"
    • First Ocean Energy Delivered to the U.S. Grid
    • Workshop Synthesis Report Published: "Defense, National Security, and Climate Change: Building Resilience and Identifying Opportunities Related to Water, Energy and Extreme Events"
    • Conference Announced: "50 Years of Watershed Modeling" on September 24-26, 2012 in Boulder, Colorado
    • Call for Abstracts: American Water Resources Association Spring 2013 Conference

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September 7, 2012 Issue (PDF) (4 pp, 45K, About PDF)

    • EPA Releases BASINS and WEPP Climate Assessment Tools (CAT): Case Study Guide to Potential Applications (Final Report)
    • Apartment and Condominium Units Can Earn WaterSense Label
    • Application Period for EPA 2013 Climate Leadership Awards Open Through October 12, 2012 
    • EPA Video Highlights Utility Use of Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Invest in Water Recycling and Reuse 
    • Publication Released: Federal Resources for Sustainable Rural Communities
    • EPA and Other Federal Partners Launch Sustainable Community Case Study Database 
    • The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research's (UCAR) COMET Program Announces Climate Modules 
    • Pacific Institute Releases Report that Shows Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in California and Identifies Need for Adaptation Planning
    • Conference Announced: Stormwater: Green Solutions Beyond Gray Pipes on September 18-19, 2012 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 
    • Workshop Announced: Planning Flood-Resilient Communities on October 10, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri   

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August 8, 2012 Issue (PDF) (3 pp, 70K, About PDF)

    • EPA to Host Webcast: "Ways to Beat the Heat: Effective Approaches to Heat Island Reduction" on August 8, 2012.
    • U.S. Global Change Research Program to Hold National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Publishes Scientific Paper Online: Perception of Climate Change
    • National Academies Releases Report - Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program (2012)
    • National Academies Releases Publication - Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative
    • The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Makes On-Line Course Available: Local Communities Adapting to Climate Change

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July 27, 2012 Issue (PDF) (4 pp, 138K, About PDF)

    • EPA Provides Funding to Expand the Use of Green Infrastructure
    • EPA Issues Clean Water State Revolving Fund Green Project Reserve
    • EPA Region 10 Research TMDL for Temperature Under a Changing Climate Pilot and Washington State Department of Ecology South Fork Nooksack River Temperature TMDL Workshop Materials Available
    • National Ground Water Monitoring Network Established by the Advisory Committee on Water Information
    • NOAA Releases Report: 2011 State of the Climate
    • American Rivers Releases Report: Money Pit – The High Cost and High Risk of Water Supply Reservoirs in the Southeast
    • Registration Open for 27th Annual WateReuse Symposium from September 9-12, 2012 in Hollywood, FL
    • Clean Water America Alliance's Urban Water Sustainability Council to Host Leadership Conference from October 15–17, 2012 in Cincinnati, OH
    • Natural Floodplain Function Alliance to Hold Working Group Session - Solutions to Mitigate Flood Risk and Benefit Ecosystems: Incorporating Ecosystems Services Tools and Methods

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July 12, 2012 Issue (PDF) (3 pp, 32K, About PDF)

    • NOAA Coastal Services Center Releases Report: Incorporating Sea Level Change Scenarios at the Local Level
    • 37th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop to Be Held July 14 - July 17, 2012 in Broomfield, CO 
    • First Stewards Symposium: Coastal Peoples Address Climate Change to Be Held July 17 - July 20, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
    • National Research Council Releases Booklet and Video to Help the Public Gain a Better Understanding of Climate Change
    • The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Releases Report: Sustainable Municipal Water Management - Measuring Progress and Reporting Publicly
    • Study on 'Stress Index' Finds Water Supply Risk Could Threaten Growth in Vast Areas of U.S.
    • EcoSummit 2012: Ecological Sustainability - Restoring the Planet's Ecosystem Services to Be Held September 30 - October 5, 2012 in Columbus, OH

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