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Climate Change

  • Water-Saving Tips

    It takes a lot of energy to pump, treat, and heat the water we use daily. When you conserve water, you help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.

  • Travel Smart, Travel Green

    How you choose to travel to work, school, and home can have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions. Learn more about what you can do to travel green.

  • Common Climate Change Questions

    Do you know how climate change can impact people’s health? See the details.

  • Climate Change Educational Resources

    Many interactive resources can help teachers and students learn about climate change.

Understanding and addressing climate change is critical to EPA's mission of protecting human health and the environment. EPA tracks and reports greenhouse gas emissions, leverages sound science, and works to reduce emissions to combat climate change. Learn more about the objectives of the EPA Climate Change website.

EPA is committed to advancing the goals of environmental justice for all Americans, including those historically marginalized, overburdened, underserved, and living with the legacy of structural racism. Additional web content about climate change and environmental justice is currently under development.

The Biden-Harris administration has taken executive actions to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad, protect public health and the environment and restore science to tackle the climate crisis, and rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. Learn more about The President’s approach to addressing climate change.

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Last updated on November 1, 2022
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