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    Check out NCA5, the most comprehensive analysis of the state of climate change in the United States.

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EPA’s Climate Change Research seeks to improve our understanding of how climate change impacts human health and the environment.

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    Researching how changes in climate can affect air quality.

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    Research to empower communities to become more resilient to climate change.

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    Research to understand how climate change is affecting these resources now and in the future.

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    Researching how energy production will impact climate and the environment.

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    Research to understand how a changing climate will impact human health.

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