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National Estuary Program (NEP)

The National Estuary Program in Action Addressing Climate Change

Success stories that highlights how the NEPs implement the Clean Water Act in Ways that are effective, efficient, collaborative and adaptive.

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Climate Change, Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
Vulnerabilities to Climate Change, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PDF)(2 pp, 4 MB)
Responding to Climate Change, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDF)(2 pp, 3 MB)