The Hill: GAO: Pentagon needs to improve climate planning
Rep. David McKinley (R-W. Va.) sponsored the measure, which bars the use of funds to implement recommendations from national and international reports on climate change. All but three Republicans voted for the amendment.
The Defense Department needs to better prepare for the potential impact of climate change, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns. The GAO report, released Monday, recommends that the Pentagon form a plan and set hard deadlines to assess which military bases are vulnerable to climate change. If the Defense Department doesn't establish a plan on some 7,591 locations worldwide, it "may not finish its assessments in a timely and complete manner," putting the facilities in question at risk. To read entire article, click here. |
