Federal Register - "Notice of Availability for Public Review and Comment: Draft EPA Climate Change Adaptation Plan"

Title: Notice of Availability for Public Review and Comment: Draft EPA Climate Change Adaptation Plan Source: Federal Register Data/Action: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Notice) Date: 2/8/2013 Text Preview: ] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9779-6] Notice of Availability for Public Review and Comment: Draft EPA Climate Change Adaptation Plan AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Scientific evidence demonstrates that the climate is changing at an increasingly rapid rate, outside the range to which society has adapted in the past. Climate change can pose significant challenges to the EPA's ability to fulfill its mission. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is committed to identifying and responding to the challenges that a changing climate poses to human health and the environment. It is essential; therefore, that the EPA adapt to climate change in order to continue fulfilling its statutory, regulatory and programmatic requirements, chief among these protection of human health and the