Pingree’s Amendment Requires Pentagon to Plan for Climate Change..workinprogress…

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Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) at Democratic Caucus.

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Charlie Crist (D-Florida) have secured an amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requiring the Secretary of Defense to account for sea level rise projections and future flood risk when creating climate resislancy guidelines at military facilities.  Their amendment comes as a direct response to last month’s Government