The EPA announced $17 million in grants to study the impacts of climate change. The grants announced today cover the relationship of climate change to four specific areas: (1) allergies; (2) air quality; (3) water resources and (4) carbon sequestration.
This week the U.S. government established a new Website to address climate issues. The site called NOAA Climate Services contains substantial information on climate change, GHGs, carbon dioxxide, sea level changes and related matters.
In a report released on February 1, 2010 the Department of Defense outlined strategic issues related to Climate Change. The Quadrennial Defense Review of the Department of Defense devotes a section to the potential security impacts of Climate Change. The report notes in part: “Climate change will affect DoD in…