Fwd: NEWS BRIEF: EPA Releases New Policy Statement on Climate Change Adaptation

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From: U.S. EPA <usaepa@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 8:17 AM
Subject: NEWS BRIEF: EPA Releases New Policy Statement on Climate Change Adaptation
To: iammejtm@gmail.com

CONTACT: George Hull hull.george@epa.gov 202-564-0790   Release date: June 30, 2014   NEWS BRIEF: EPA Releases New Policy Statement on Climate Change Adaptation   WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a new policy statement on climate change adaptation to help the nation prepare for and respond to the impacts of a changing climate.  The policy commits the Agency to work with states, tribes, and local communities to increase their resilience to extreme weather events and prepare for the impacts of climate change.   EPA's policy is consistent with the President's Climate Action Plan and Executive Order 13653 on Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change, which calls on the federal government to strengthen the adaptive capacity of its programs and operations. The new policy updates the EPA policy first issued in June 2011, and includes the following directives: -        Modernize EPA financial assistance program to encourage climate-resilient investments; -        Provide information, tools, training and technical support for climate change preparedness and resilience; -        Implement priority actions identified in EPA's Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Implementation Plans; -        Focus on the most vulnerable people and places; -        Measure and evaluate performance of climate adaptation actions; -        Continue EPA planning for climate change-related risk; and -        Coordinate with other federal agencies   To read EPA's Climate Change Adaptation Policy, please visit:  http://epa.gov/climatechange/impacts-adaptation/fed-programs.html   R160 You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to iammejtm@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355

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Jeremy Tobias Matthews