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Climate Change and Washington (68 KB PDF)
Climate Change and Washington: this page discusses the potential impacts of global warming or climate change on the State of Washington.
Action Plans
State action plans describe how a state might reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as the potential impacts of those reductions.
Legislative Initiatives
This page lists recent legislative activities in various states.
State GHG Inventories
The State Emission Inventories section provides a broad overview of greenhouse gas emission sources and sinks, introduces key concepts, and discusses the primary drivers for the growth in greenhouse gas emissions.
Rangelands
The EPA Global Warming Site: Impacts on Rangelands. Today, a large portion of U.S. "rangelands" is administered by the federal Bureau of Land Management, which leases grazing rights to private ranchers. Availability of water in these areas is often the single most important factor determining the value of land for grazing. The decline in western water availability suggested by several studies would seriously decrease the economic viability of grazing on these lands
Coastal Residents
The EPA Global Warming Site - Visitor Center focuses on the impacts made by climate change of interest to particular groups and the actions that are being taken to stem those impacts.
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