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Climate News

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A Students Guide to Global Climate Change

Basic InformationGreenhouse Gas EmissionsScienceWhat EPA is DoingWhat You Can Do
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Costs, and BenefitsAt Home
NewsroomSources of EmissionsCauses of Climate ChangeRegulatory InitiativesOn the Road
blankGlobal DataIndicators of Climate ChangeVoluntary ProgramsIn the Office
Related LinksNational DataFuture Climate ChangePartnering with States, Localities, and TribesAt School
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GlossaryIndividual CalculatorblankblankClimate Connections
blankblankClimate Change Impacts and Adapting to ChangeblankClean Energy
Students' SiteblankblankblankClimate and Transportation
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