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EPA Goal 1: Climate Change and Improving Air Quality |
Purpose
The Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability - Air Quality
Research Subcommittee's goal is to enhance the effectiveness and productivity of
U.S. air quality research, and to improve information exchange between
research and policy on air quality issues, including the scientific
knowledge base for air quality standards and assessing compliance.
One area the subcommittee is focusing on is ozone and associated air
pollutants. Another area the subcommittee is focusing on is
particulate matter and visibility. The National Acid Precipitation
Assessment Program (NAPAP) operates under the auspices of the
Air Quality Research Subcommittee.
Source(s) of Information
1. CENRS: Air Quality Research Subcommittee
2. AQRS Charter
Related EPA Program(s)
Research: Air, Climate and Energy:
The Air, Climate and Energy (ACE) Research Program promotes innovative, sustainable, and integrated solutions to air pollution
and climate change. ACE provides models and tools necessary for policy makers at all levels of community and government to
make the best decisions.
ACE’s integrated research supports the Agency’s implementation of the Clean Air Act, especially the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards, which set limits on how much tropospheric ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur
dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and lead are allowed in the atmosphere. The program also evaluates the risks associated
with hazardous air pollutants, also known as air toxics. ACE is an active participant in the U.S. Global Change
Research Program (USGCRP), the interagency Federal effort to improve scientific understanding of climate change
and global change.
Beginning in FY2012, the following Research Programs will be integrated into the Air, Climate and Energy Research Program:
• Clean Air Research
• Global Change Research
• Biofuels Research (w/in the Sustainability Program)
• Mercury Research (within the Human Health and Ecosystems Program)
Authorizing Legislation
• CAA
• Clinger Cohen Act
• Economy Act
• EISA
• ERDDA
• Intergovernmental Cooperation Act
Other Programs under Goal 1
Other Programs from OSTP