Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-2026)

Phased down production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 10% below baseline in 2023.
Reduced combined emissions of six key pollutants by 78 percent between 1970 and 2020.
Reduced black carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2028 relative to 2013.

Increased support for community-led action through Justice40 initiative.
Delivered tools and metrics for advancing environmental justice and external civil rights compliance by September 30, 2023.
Provided technical assistance to at least 10 communities to achieve clean and safe water and reduced exposures to hazardous substances by September 30, 2023.

Implemented a cumulative impacts framework.
Issued guidance on external civil rights compliance.
Established at least 10 indicators to assess EPA’s performance in eliminating disparities in environmental and public health conditions.

Long-term Goals:

Reduce the number of community water systems in noncompliance with health-based standards by September 30, 2026.
Leverage an additional $45 billion in non-federal dollars through EPA’s water infrastructure finance programs by September 30, 2026.
Provide access to basic sanitation for an additional 36,500 American Indian and Alaska Native homes by September 30, 2026.

Medium-term Goals:

Promulgate final rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from various sources by September 30, 2026.
Reduce disparities in environmental and public health conditions by September 30, 2026.
Ensure 80% of significant EPA actions with environmental justice implications demonstrate responsiveness to environmental justice concerns by September 30, 2026.
Increase by 40% the number of Office of Research and Development (ORD) activities related to environmental justice that involve or are applicable to Tribes, states, territories, local governments, and communities by September 30, 2026.

Short-term Goals:

Reduce U.S. consumption of HFCs by 10% below baseline by September 30, 2023.
Develop and implement a cumulative impacts framework, issue guidance on external civil rights compliance, establish at least 10 indicators to assess EPA’s performance in eliminating disparities in environmental and public health conditions, and train staff and partners on how to use these resources by September 30, 2023.

Disproportionate vulnerability of low-income communities and communities of color to climate change impacts.
Aging or inadequate drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure.
Legacy lead pipes and PFAS contamination.
Cybersecurity threats.
Climate change exacerbating existing pollution problems.

Investing in water infrastructure improvements.
Implementing Justice40 initiative.
Developing and implementing a cumulative impacts framework.
Issuing guidance on external civil rights compliance.
Strengthening civil rights enforcement.
Providing technical assistance to communities.
Working with states to identify and prioritize infrastructure projects to replace lead service lines and address PFAS contamination.

Justice40 initiative prioritizing benefits to underserved communities in grant applications and award decisions.