EPA Regional Climate Adaptation Contacts & State Websites
EPA has regional climate change adaptation coordinators who are coordinating efforts in your region. Below is their contact information and links to state and tribal homepages for more regionally specific guidance and additional information.
On this page:
- Alaska Region
- Upper Great Plains
- Lower Great Plains
- Hawai'i & Pacific Islands
- Midwest
- Northeast
- Northwest
- Southeast & Caribbean
- Southwest
Alaska Regional Climate Change Adaptation Coordinators
EPA Region 10
(Serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and 271 Tribal Nations)
- Kat Compton
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (206) 553-0290
- EPA Region 10 Climate Adaptation Plan
State | State Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | EPA Region |
---|---|---|
Alaska | Climate Change in Alaska | Region 10 |
Tribal Nations | Climate Change Adaptation Website | |
Tribal Nations Section – Climate Resilience Toolkit |
Upper Great Plains Regional Climate Change Adaptation Coordinators
EPA Region 7
(Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and 9 Tribal Nations)
- Steven Brown
- Email: b[email protected]
- Phone: (913) 551-7718
- EPA Region 7 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 8
(Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations)
- Emily Bertram
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (303) 312-7057
- EPA Region 8 Climate Adaptation Plan
State | State Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | EPA Region |
---|---|---|
Montana | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 8 |
Nebraska | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 7 |
North Dakota | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 8 |
South Dakota | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 8 |
Wyoming | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 8 |
Tribal Nations | Climate Change Adaptation Website | |
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation | Climate Change Strategic Plan | Region 8 |
Fort Belknap Indian Community | Fort Belknap Indian Community Climate Change Strategic Plan (Copy available from EPA Region 8) | Region 8 |
Lower Great Plains Regional Climate Change Adaptation Coordinators
EPA Region 6
(Serving Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and 66 Tribal Nations)
- Chad Larsen
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (214)-665-8058
- EPA Region 6 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 7
(Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and 9 Tribal Nations)
- Steven Brown
- Email: b[email protected]
- Phone: (913) 551-7718
- EPA Region 7 Climate Adaptation Plan
State | State Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | EPA Region |
---|---|---|
Kansas | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 7 |
Oklahoma | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 6 |
Texas | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 6 |
Hawai'i & Pacific Islands Regional Climate Change Adaptation Coordinators
EPA Region 9
(Serving Arizona, California, Hawai'i, Nevada, Pacific Islands and 148 Tribal Nations)
- Yeana Kwagh
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (415) 972-3751
- EPA Region 9 Climate Adaptation Plan
State | Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | EPA Region |
---|---|---|
Hawai'i | Hawai'i Climate Adaptation | Region 9 |
Territory | Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | |
American Samoa | Climate Change | Region 9 |
Guam | Territory of Guam | Region 9 |
Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Region 9 |
Tribal Nations | Climate Change Adaptation Website | |
Tribal Nations Section – Climate Resilience Toolkit |
Midwest Regional Climate Change Adaptation Coordinators
EPA Region 5
(Serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and 35 Tribal Nations)
- Kate Balasa
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (312) 886-6027
- EPA Region 5 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 7
(Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and nine Tribal Nations)
- Steven Brown
- Email: b[email protected]
- Phone: (913) 551-7718
- EPA Region 7 Climate Adaptation Plan
State | State Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | EPA Region |
---|---|---|
Illinois | Illinois Climate Adaptation Toolkit | Region 5 |
Indiana | Environmental Resilience Institute Toolkit | Region 5 |
Iowa | Climate Change | Region 7 |
Michigan | Michigan Department of Health & Human Services – Resilience Efforts at the National and Local Levels | Region 5 |
Minnesota | Adapting to a Changing Climate | Region 5 |
Missouri | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 7 |
Ohio | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 5 |
Wisconsin | What are Wisconsin's possible Adaptation Strategies? | Region 5 |
Tribal Nations | Climate Change Adaptation Website | |
Tribal Nations Section – Climate Resilience Toolkit |
Northeast Regional Climate Change Adaptation Coordinators
EPA Region 1
(Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and 10 Tribal Nations)
- Cynthia Greene
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (617) 918-1813
- Julianne Sammut
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (617) 918-1426
- EPA Region 1 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 2
(Serving New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and eight Tribal Nations)
- Joseph Siegel
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (212) 637-3208
- Juan Gutierrez
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (212) 637-3495
- EPA Region 2 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 3
(Serving Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and one Tribal Nation)
- Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler
- Email: [email protected]
- (215) 814-2735
- Catherine Magliocchetti
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (215) 814-2174
- Matthew Konfirst
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (215) 814-5801
- EPA Region 3 Climate Adaptation Plan
Northwest Regional Climate Change Adaptation Coordinators
EPA Region 10
(Serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and 271 Tribal Nations)
- Kat Compton
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (206) 553-0290
- EPA Region 10 Climate Adaptation Plan
State | State Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | EPA Region |
---|---|---|
Idaho | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 10 |
Oregon | Climate Change in Oregon (including The Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework) | Region 10 |
Washington | Climate Planning | Region 10 |
Tribal Nations | Climate Change Adaptation Website | |
Tribal Nations Section – Climate Resilience Toolkit |
Southeast & Caribbean Regional Climate Change Adaptation Coordinators
EPA Region 2
(Serving New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and eight Tribal Nations)
- Joseph Siegel
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (212) 637-3208
- Juan Gutierrez
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (212) 637-3495
- EPA Region 2 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 3
(Serving Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and one Tribal Nation)
- Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler
- Email: [email protected]
- (215) 814-2735
- Catherine Magliocchetti
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (215) 814-2174
- Matthew Konfirst
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (215) 814-5801
- EPA Region 3 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 4
(Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and six Tribal Nations)
- Ashten Bailey
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (404) 562-9164
- Cesar Zapata
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (404) 562-9744
- EPA Region 4 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 6
(Serving Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and 66 Tribal Nations)
- Chad Larsen
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (214)-665-8058
- EPA Region 6 Climate Adaptation Plan
State | Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | EPA Region |
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Alabama | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 4 |
Arkansas | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 6 |
Florida | Region 4 | |
Georgia | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 4 |
Kentucky | Action Plan to Respond to Climate Change in Kentucky: A Strategy of Resilience (2010) (37 pp, 1.5 MB, About PDF) | Region 4 |
Louisiana | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 6 |
Mississippi | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 4 |
North Carolina | Region 4 | |
South Carolina | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified Shoreline Change Initiative |
Region 4 |
Tennessee | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 4 |
Virginia | AdaptVA – Evidence Based Panning for Changing Climate | Region 3 |
Territory | Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | EPA Region |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico, Climate Change Council | Region 2 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Climate Change | Region 2 |
Tribal Nations | Climate Change Adaptation Website | |
Tribal Nations Section – Climate Resilience Toolkit |
Southwest Regional Climate Change Adaptation Coordinators
EPA Region 6
(Serving Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and 66 Tribal Nations)
- Chad Larsen
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (214)-665-8058
- EPA Region 6 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 8
(Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations)
- Emily Bertram
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (303) 312-7057
- EPA Region 8 Climate Adaptation Plan
EPA Region 9
(Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands and 148 Tribal Nations)
- Yeana Kwagh
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (415) 972-3751
- EPA Region 9 Climate Adaptation Plan
State | State Climate Change Adaptation Website, if available | EPA Region |
---|---|---|
Arizona | No State Level Climate Adaptation Website Currently Identified | Region 9 |
California | Region 9 | |
Colorado | Region 8 | |
Nevada | Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Climate Change and Sustainability | Region 9 |
New Mexico | New Mexico Climate Change Action | Region 6 |
Utah | Utah Climate Action Network | Region 8 |
Tribal Nations | Climate Change Adaptation Website | |
Tribal Nations Section – Climate Resilience Toolkit |