Climate Change Newsroom

Welcome to EPA's climate change Newsroom. The Newsroom provides current news and links to EPA and other climate and energy news releases.

EPA Climate News

• EPA Releases National Assessment of Strategies to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports – September 22, 2016
• EPA Announces Over $4.6 Million in Grants for Coastal Watersheds in Southeast New England – September 16, 2016
• EPA Recognizes Supermarkets Across the Country for Environmental Leadership in Reducing Potent Greenhouse Gases – September 13, 2016
• EPA Awarded Three GreenGov Presidential Sustainability Awards – September 8, 2016
• U.S. EPA awards more than $1.6 million in environmental research fellowships to 13 students in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada – September 6, 2016
• EPA Kicks Off Fifth Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge – September 1, 2016
• EPA and Partners Join White House Officials to Convene First Clean Energy Savings for All Summit and Kick-off Redevelopment of Former Landfill into a Solar Farm in Spartanburg, S.C. – August 31, 2016
• EPA and DOT Finalize Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks – August 16, 2016
• White House, EPA Honor Environmental Educators and Student Award Winners – August 16, 2016
• EPA Report Tracks our Changing Climate – August 2, 2016

Other Climate News Releases

• The White House - Leaders from 100+ Countries Call for Ambitious Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to Phase Down HFCs and Donors Announce Intent to Provide $80 Million of Support – September 22, 2016
• The White House - FACT SHEET: Launching New Public-Private Partnership and Announcing Joint Declaration on Leveraging Open Data for Climate Resilience – September 22, 2016
• The White House - FACT SHEET: President Obama Takes A Historic Step To Address The National Security Implications Of Climate Change – September 21, 2016
• US Geological Survey - Changing Times, Changing Stories: Climate Change Perspectives Vary Notably Among Generations in Subarctic Alaska – September 20, 2016
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - August marks ongoing trend of record-breaking heat for the globe – September 20, 2016
• State Department - Our Ocean 2016 Commitments – September 16, 2016
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Northwest Passage clear of ice again in 2016 – September 16, 2016
• Department of Interior - Secretary Jewell Approves Utility-Scale Solar Project on Tribal Land in Nevada – September 15, 2016
• The White House - FACT SHEET: President Obama to Continue Global Leadership in Combatting Climate Change and Protecting Our Ocean by Creating the First Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean – September 15, 2016
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Arctic sea ice ties for second lowest in 2016 – September 15, 2016
• Department of Interior - Secretary Jewell, State of California Announce Landmark Renewable Energy, Conservation Plan for 10 Million Acres of California Desert – September 14, 2016
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration - To better understand mega-eruptions, just add water – September 13, 2016
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA science flights study effect of summer melt on Greenland Ice Sheet – September 13, 2016
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA analysis finds August 2016 another record month – September 12, 2016
• Energy Department - Energy Secretary Moniz and Interior Secretary Jewell Announce New National Offshore Wind Strategy to Drive Deployment – September 9, 2016
• Energy Department - DOE Announces $13 Million to Quantify and Mitigate Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Infrastructure – September 8, 2016
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Climate change increased chances of record rains in Louisiana by at least 40 percent – September 7, 2016
• The White House - FACT SHEET: White House Announces 2016 GreenGov Presidential Awards, New Steps to Advance Federal Sustainability – September 7, 2016
• US Geological Survey - Age Before Youth: Older Cranes Lead the Way to New Migration Patterns – September 6, 2016
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA and Sea Grant fund $800,000 in research to understand effects of ocean changes on iconic Northeast marine life – September 6, 2016
• The White House - FACT SHEET: U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change – September 3, 2016
• The White House - FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces New Policies to Promote Conservation and Build Resilience to Climate Change, with a focus on Pacific Islands – September 1, 2016
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Big coastal cities sink faster than seas rise – September 1, 2016
• The White House - FACT SHEET: At Lake Tahoe Summit, Obama Administration Underscores the Importance of Strong Partnerships and Innovation in Tackling our Shared Climate and Conservation Challenges – August 31, 2016
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA flies to Africa to study climate effects of smoke on clouds – August 25, 2016
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - New study on anthropogenic methane emissions in the US – August 25, 2016
• US Geological Survey - Pikas Disappearing from Parts of the West Due to Climate Change – August 25, 2016
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Sea-level rise, ocean acidification, ocean warming threaten Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument – August 23, 2016

This page is updated to highlight the most recent climate news. EPA climate news will consist of news released within the last 60 days from the agency itself. Other climate news will consist of news releases and announcements also released within the last 30 days from U.S. government and Intergovernmental organizations of which the U.S. is party.