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U.S. EPA's Report Climate Change Indicators in the United States
April 1, 2010

 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a new report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States, to help readers interpret a set of important indicators to better understand climate change. The report presents 24 indicators, each describing trends in some way related to the causes and effects of climate change. The indicators focus primarily on the United States, but in some cases global trends are presented in order to provide context or a basis for comparison.
 

 

Smart Growth for Coastal and Waterfront Communities
September 9, 2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies have released a first-of-its-kind smart growth guide that will help coastal and waterfront communities tackle threats from sea level rise, stronger hurricanes, flooding and other challenges.

Find out more about Smart Growth and the new guide here.

Download the guide from the Coastal and Waterfront Smart Growth website here.

Massachusetts a Leader in Climate Change
June 4, 2009

Massachusetts continues to demonstrate leadership in the arena of climate change. In May 2009, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian A. Bowles named the Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Committee, created under the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to help the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs make recommendations for the Commonwealth to adapt to sea level rise, warming temperatures, increased incidence of flood and drought and other effects of climate change. The Advisory Committee's report will be presented to the Legislature by December 31, 2009.

For more information, see the EEA press release.

NPR's Living on Earth: "Weathering Climate Change"
January 28, 2009

Summary: "No matter what we do to limit greenhouse gases now, the climate is going to change. The question is: by how much, and can we adapt ecosystems so they're better able to stand the stresses and strains of climate disruption? Living on Earth's Bruce Gellerman hiked Massachusetts' Mt. Watatic with four experts working to prepare the forest to weather climate change."

Read the transcript and see photos from the hike here, and listen to the segment here.

Town Brook Restoration Effort Featured on WBZ-TV
November 10, 2008

Award-winning meteorologist and CBS Boston affiliate reporter Mish Michaels reports on project involving Town Brook in Plymouth, MA, that will help wildlife and ecosystems adapt to a changing climate. Mish Michaels was also a featured speaker at the Responding to Climate Change: Working Together to Conserve Land, Wildlife and Habitat conference held at Bentley College, Waltham, MA.

Read about the Town Brook restoration effort here.

Watch Mish Michael's news report here.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Report Climate Change Indicators in the United States

April 2010
 
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a new report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States, to help readers interpret a set of important indicators to better understand climate change. The report presents 24 indicators, each describing trends in some way related to the causes and effects of climate change. The indicators focus primarily on the United States, but in some cases global trends are presented in order to provide context or a basis for comparison.