News National Climate Assessment Strengthens Prevailing Climate Science and Identifies Impacts Across the U.S. This week the Obama Administration released the third National Climate Assessment, a comprehensive report on climate change projections and impacts in the United States. The report, which updates the second...May 7, 2014
News Georgetown Climate Center Announces Support for Nine Adaptation Projects More than 30 states, localities, and NGOs from across the country recently submitted requests to the Georgetown Climate Center for legal and policy support to assist them with projects to prepare their communities for...April 10, 2014
News Senate Hearing Calls Attention to the Need to Prepare for Extreme Weather As communities across the country prepare for and recover from winter storms, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hosted a hearing on the costs of extreme weather events. Senator Tom...February 13, 2014
News Understanding New Jersey's Vulnerability to Climate Change New Jersey residents are no strangers to the escalating impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels mean future hurricanes will produce more severe damage, such as the damage produced by Hurricane Sandy....February 12, 2014
News States Provide EPA with a Road Map for Cutting Carbon Pollution In a letter to the EPA today, state environment and energy leaders from 15 states—including midwest and mountain states like Minnesota, Illinois, and Colorado—urged the federal agency to allow states to use their...December 16, 2013
News States and Power Companies Highlight Successes in Reducing Carbon Pollution from the Power Sector The Georgetown Climate Center has released a report highlighting successful efforts by states and power companies to reduce carbon pollution from the power sector across the country. The success stories were initially...December 5, 2013
News President Obama Establishes Task Force and Council on Climate Change Preparedness President Obama signed an executive order today, directing federal agencies to modernize their programs to support climate-resilient investments, manage lands and waters for climate resilience, provide information,...November 1, 2013
News Governors from Eight States Pledge to put 3.3 Million Zero-Emission Vehicles on the Road by 2025 Governors from eight states signed an agreement October 24 to build a strong national market for zero-emission vehicles.October 28, 2013
News Baltimore Adopts New Hazard Mitigation Plan, Making Climate Change Part of Future Capital and Budget Decisions Recognizing the city’s vulnerability to climate change, Baltimore officials have incorporated planning for sea-level rise, urban heat, and extreme storms into its new hazard mitigation plan. The new approach...October 6, 2013
News EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants On September 20 the EPA proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) performance standards for new fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposed standards represent an important component of President Barack Obama’s climate...September 20, 2013
