This document provides brief examples of states using EPA research and resources through the Office of Research and Development to address environmental concerns.
California
California Uses EPA Model for Climate Planning
For the upcoming Fourth Climate Change Assessment, California will use EPA’s updated climate model, the Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS) version 2 (v2), as a basis for land use…
California Uses EPA Toxics Information and Tools to Evaluate Health Effects
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control and Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment are collaborating with EPA ORD on the following projects: 1) using EPA ORD’s new technologies and computational…
Seventeen State Governors Commit to Clean Energy Accord
In an historic move, 17 state Governors this week signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. Democratic and Republican signatories to the accord commit that their states will…
California Updates State Water Action Plan, Reports on Progress
This week, the State of California announced a new California Water Action Plan that reflects the progress of the last two years and remains focused on sustaining water supplies in…
