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State Water Agency Practices for Climate Adaptation

Documents developed by the EPA National Water Program in the past, detailing programmatic efforts to address climate change impacts to water resources.

Office of Water Climate Mitigation Actions

Under existing authorities, the National Water Program can work to mitigate climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture and storage, and carbon dioxide removal.

Office of Water Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

The Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan includes a range of priority actions that the Office of Water commits to taking in the near-term to advance its climate adaptation agenda across Office of Water’s infrastructure, regulatory, and non-reg programs.

Lead Abatement Versus Lead RRP

Lead abatement and Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) activities may sometimes look similar, but they are not.

U.S. State of Wyoming Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program

information about Wyoming's application submitted for EPA approval for WY to permit coal ash units

Managing Air Quality - Human Health, Environmental and Economic Assessments

Human health and environmental assessments characterize health and environmental risks associated with exposure to pollution. Economic assessments evaluate the cost and economic impact of a policy or regulation & can estimate economic benefits.

Managing Air Quality - Control Strategies to Achieve Air Pollution Reduction

Considerations in designing an effective control strategy related to air quality, controlling pollution sources, need for regional or national controls, steps to developing a control strategy, and additional EPA resources.

Sector-based EPA Methane Partnership Programs

Descriptions of EPA's sector-based methane partnership programs, including links to each program.

Extreme Heat

Ways to prepare for or respond to extreme heat and related health or environmental problems.

Electric Power Sector Basics

Background information on the Power Sector of the United States as it relates to the power sector approach.

Basics of SIP Requirements

SIP basics

Public Hearing on EPA's Proposed Reconsideration of the Final MON Risk and Technology Review

Information about EPA's public hearing for the MON reconsideration

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Leadership Principles in Renewable Electricity Use

This page provides an overview of the recent REC prices and strongly encourages all Partners impacted by REC price increases to maintain the ongoing leadership principles of using high-quality renewable resources

Shared Renewables

This page outlines shared renewables, such as community solar, where multiple customers to buy, lease or subscribe to a portion of a shared renewable electricity system that is located away from their home or business

Target Setting

This page highlights various approaches to environmental target setting, including , renewable energy, GHG and value chain targets, absolute vs intensity based targets, the importance of scale, magnitude and timing.

Green Power Pricing

This page describes the dynamic pricing of RECs based on location, supply, demand and consumer choice.

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)

A renewable energy certificate (REC) is a market-based instrument that represents the property rights to the environmental, social, and other non-power attributes of renewable electricity generation.

Funding Opportunities for Electric Utilities

Lists and links to funding opportunities for electric power utilities that may help offset costs of SF6 emissions reductions or other electric grid improvements.