LibGuides: Government Documents at ESU: Climate Change

Government Information on Climate Change

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NASA's Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet website provides "the public with accurate and timely news and information about Earth’s changing climate, along with current data and visualizations, presented from the unique perspective of NASA, one of the world’s leading climate research agencies."

Climate Change Evidence
Interactive Features
Includes 3D visualizations of the Earth, before and after photos in "Images of Change", videos and other cool features.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Climate Change
Global Warming vs. Climate Change

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

EPA Climate Change Research
EPA Climate Change website archived from 2017
Snapshots of government websites are archived over time. When new presidents take office, public policy agenda shifts and federal government agency web content changes. Archived websites allow us to access older versions of the website. Under the current administration, some information on climate change was taken off the EPA's website.
Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2016
EPA’s Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X)
An interactive resource to help local governments effectively deliver services to their communities even as the climate changes.
EPA Strategic Plan 2018-2022
The Trump Administration's "back-to-basic" environmental agenda emphasizing energy and local decision-making. It does not mention climate change or global warming.
EPA FAQ: Where can I find information about climate change and the greenhouse effect?

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Climate.gov
Includes News & Features, Maps & Data (the Global Climate Dashboard shown below), and Teaching Climate.

National action plan for global climate change (1992)
The 1st U.S. national action plan for climate change after President George H. W. Bush signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in June 1992.
Climate Action Report (1997)
1997 Submission of the United States of America Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Considering cumulative effects under the National Environmental Policy Act (1997)
From the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), this handbook provides guidance for analysis and data sources.
Climate Change and Adaptation: Department of Defense
CRS Report (In Focus), July 12, 2022.
Weather and Climate Change: What’s the Difference?
CRS Report (In Focus), May 11, 2021.
How Climate Change May Affect the U.S. Economy
CRS Report, April 4, 2022.
U.S. Climate Change Policy
CRS Report, October 28, 2021.