Federal Programs 

U.S. Department of Energy 
The Climate Challenge Program is a joint initiative of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the electric utility industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

Clean Cities International is a locally-based government/industry partnership, coordinated by DOE to expand the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel.  Information on policies, programs, equipment and guidance in starting the Clean Cities process is provided in English and Spanish. In the United States, the Clean Cities Program supports public-private partnerships that deploy alternative fuel vehicles and build supporting alternative fuel infrastructure.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
The Climate Protection Partnerships Division works with businesses, organizations, governments, and consumers to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change by promoting greater use of energy efficient and other cost-effective technologies. 

The EPA Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) leads the U.S. in protecting human health and the environment by preventing air pollution. OAR is concerned with pollution prevention, indoor and outdoor air quality, industrial air pollution, pollution from vehicles and engines, radon, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, and radiation protection. OAR's Partners Working Together for Clean Air provides links to other federal, state and local agency air quality programs in the United States.  

The EPA Pollution Prevention Homepage provides access to EPA pollution prevention programs to enhance the exchange of pollution prevention (P2) information between federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as with industries, academic institutions and the general public. 

The EPA Transportation Air Quality Center provides state and local air quality regulators and transportation planners with access to critical information regarding transportation programs and mobile source incentive-based programs, partnership opportunities, funding sources, useful contact names, and technical assistance.

Other Federal
The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program, jointly administered by the FHWA and the Federal Transit Administration, provided over $8.1 billion dollars in funds from 1998-2003 to State DOTs, MPOs, and transit agencies to invest in projects that reduce criteria air pollutants regulated from transportation-related sources.

State Air Pollution Prevention Agencies 

State air pollution agencies are responsible for monitoring emissions and for planning how individual states can best meet pollution standards established in the federal Clean Air Act.  

The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (STAPPA) and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (ALAPCO) are the two national associations of state and local air pollution control agencies in the United States. The associations serve to encourage the exchange of information among air pollution control officials, to enhance communication and cooperation among federal, state and local regulatory agencies, and to promote good management of air resources.

Non-Governmental Programs and Resources   

The Air and Waste Management Association is a membership organization facilitating information exchange between environmental professionals.  

The Center for Energy & Climate Solutions and its Cool Companies project help companies design and implement strategies to cut energy use and pollution—particularly the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming. They develop institutional ‘best practices’ for greenhouse gas reduction, and provide neutral, credible verification of emissions baselines and reductions.

CIESIN, the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University, works to provide accurate information about the world's climate and climatic change. CIESIN maintains worldwide climatic databases, and hosts the US Global Change Research Information Office website.

Clean Air - Cool Planet is the Northeast's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to finding and promoting solutions to global warming. They work with businesses, campuses, municipalities and individuals to reduce emissions.

The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable is the largest membership organization in the United States devoted solely to pollution prevention. The mission of the Roundtable is to provide a national forum for promoting the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce pollution at the source. 

The Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) protects public health, safety and the environment by supporting research and projects that result in pollution prevention and toxics use elimination and reduction.  

Last updated January 23, 2004

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