▁Dist ributed ▁Energy ▁Program ▁presents ▁solutions ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁critical ▁energy ▁and ▁elect rical ▁problems ▁such ▁as ▁brown outs , ▁black outs , ▁energy ▁security ▁problems , ▁issues ▁with ▁power ▁quality , ▁str ic ter ▁em issions ▁standards , ▁transmission ▁bott l ene cks , ▁and ▁a ▁better ▁control ▁on ▁energy ▁costs . ▁ ▁Ass ess ments ▁and ▁performance ▁measures ▁The ▁E PA ▁ass esses ▁and ▁measures ▁energy , ▁bio fu els , ▁and ▁climate ▁change ▁many ▁different ▁ways . ▁One ▁very ▁effective ▁measure ▁used ▁by ▁numerous ▁environmental ▁programs ▁is ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Ind ic ators ▁In iti ative ▁( E II ) ▁which ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁E PA ▁in ▁impro ving ▁their ▁reporting ▁on ▁the ▁standing ▁and ▁t endencies ▁of ▁environmental ▁conditions . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁E II , ▁the ▁E PA ▁developed ▁the ▁Report ▁on ▁the ▁Environment ▁( RO E ) ▁project ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁report ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁policy ▁mak ers ▁on ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁environment . ▁The ▁report ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁answer ▁ 2 3 ▁questions ▁about ▁new ▁develop ments ▁in ▁land , ▁water ▁and ▁e colog ical ▁systems ▁with ▁potential ▁connections ▁to ▁human ▁health ▁that ▁are ▁related ▁to ▁their ▁mission . ▁ ▁Material ▁management ▁and ▁human ▁health ▁ ▁The ▁E PA ▁has ▁also ▁dedicated ▁their ▁time ▁toward ▁materials ▁management ▁& ▁human ▁health . ▁Within ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁sust ain ability ▁lies ▁the ▁fac ets ▁of ▁many ▁gener ations ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁long