Climate Adaptation

2021 Climate Adaptation Plan

President Biden’s Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, required federal agencies to develop Climate Action Plans that describe their agency’s climate vulnerabilities and the steps it will take to bolster adaptation and increase resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X)

EPA’s Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X) is an interactive resource to help local governments effectively deliver services to their communities even as the climate changes.

Administrator Regan to Co-Chair Extreme Heat IWG

The White House has set up an extreme heat interagency working group, co-chaired by Administrator Regan, that will focus on developing both short- and long- term strategies to reduce the impact of extreme heat on vulnerable communities.

Schools as Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

U.S. EPA’s Office of Community Revitalization received American Rescue Plan funding to adapt schools into cleaner air and neighborhood cooling refuges for vulnerable communities.

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