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(1/26/09): President Obama Speech on Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Change

(1/26/09): Executive Memorandum on Energy Security Act of 2007

(1/26/09): Executive Memorandum on State of California Request for Waiver

(1/16/09): EPA releases SAP Report 4.1 titled Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region. More information and a News Release.

(1/13/09): EPA Recognizes Partners for Pursuing Renewable Energy Through the Creative Use of Landfill Gas. More information and a News Release.

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Climate Change or Global Warming?

"The phrase 'climate change' is growing in preferred use to 'global warming' because it helps convey that there are changes in addition to rising temperatures."

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