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Climate and Heat: Trends, Health Impacts, and Risks

This page includes a recording and presentation slides from EPA's June 24, 2021 webcast.

Extreme Precipitation

The future of climate change describes how the changes and impacts we are already seeing are anticipated to evolve in the years to come. This page includes details about extreme precipitation

Proposed penalty of $5,000.00 against Old Forge Power Equipment

The EPA Region 3 proposes a penalty of $5,000.00 against Old Forge Power Equipment for violations of the Clean Water Act at Respondent’s site located at 5 Brookside Road, Carbondale, Pennsylvania 18407.

• Comments Due Date: September 27, 2026
• Geographic Locations: Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania

Extreme Heat

The future of climate change describes how the changes and impacts we are already seeing are anticipated to evolve in the years to come. This page includes details about extreme heat.

January—February 2018 Pacific Southwest Newsletter

News from EPA's Pacific Southwest Region: A Mobile Clinic, Waste Prevention, Superfund Cleanup and More

Tribal Green Building Code Summit Presentation

Tribal Green Building Code Summit Presentation by Kayenta Township Building & Safety Department showing how they established the building department, developed a code adoption and enforcement process, and hired staff to carry out the work.

Public Understanding of the Health Impacts of Climate Change

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's July 22, 2015 webcast, "Communicating the Connection Between Climate Change and Heat Health."

Engaging Your Audience

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's July 22, 2015 webcast, "Communicating the Connection Between Climate Change and Heat Health."

Welcome and Introduction

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's July 22, 2015 webcast, "Communicating the Connection Between Climate Change and Heat Health."

Hot City, Cool Surfaces

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's June 26, 2014 webcast, "Keeping Your Cool: How Communities Across the Country are Reducing the Heat Island Effect."

UHI Mitigation: The Tucson Story

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's June 26, 2014 webcast, "Keeping Your Cool: How Communities Across the Country are Reducing the Heat Island Effect."

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit Certification Actions

Summary table of the EPA section 401 water quality certification actions for the 57 Nationwide Permits issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

Louisville Metro Government Office of Sustainability Urban Heat Island Reduction

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's June 26, 2014 webcast, "Keeping Your Cool: How Communities Across the Country are Reducing the Heat Island Effect."

EPA Seeks Comments on Intent to Issue Permit to Vault Alliance CCS for a UIC Class VI Injection Well in Montgomery County, Indiana

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting comments from the public on its intent to issue a permit for Vault Alliance CCS to inject carbon dioxide.

• Comments Due Date: September 24, 2026
• Geographic Locations: Indiana

Keeping Your Cool: How Communities Across the Country are Reducing the Heat Island Effect

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's June 26, 2014 webcast, "Keeping Your Cool: How Communities Across the Country are Reducing the Heat Island Effect."

National Tribal Building Codes Summit

National Tribal Building Codes summit statement developed to support Tribes interested in adopting green and culturally appropriate building systems to ensure safe, sustainable, affordable, and on Tribal lands.

Preparing for Heat: Minnesota Climate and Health Program Activities

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's July 22, 2015 webcast, "Communicating the Connection Between Climate Change and Heat Health."

Heat Islands, Public Health, and Urban Design: Connecting the Dots

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's August 19, 2015 webcast, "Improving Heat Health Resilience through Urban Infrastructure Planning and Design."

Urban Cool Islands for Public Health

This page includes presentation and transcript PDFs from EPA's August 19, 2015 webcast, "Improving Heat Health Resilience through Urban Infrastructure Planning and Design."

Buildings of the Land: Energy Efficiency Design Guide for Indian Housing

Guidance to assist architects and designers who are contracted by Indian Housing Authorities to understand how to incorporate traditional Native American cultural and spiritual elements of life into housing forms.