Obama Announces Agency Efforts, Funding To Help Communities with Climate Impacts

摘要

President Barack Obama announced a series of federal agency initiatives July 16, along with millions of dollars in funding, to help state, local and tribal leaders make their communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The new efforts include $236.3 million to deploy smart grid technologies in rural electricity systems in eight states, $1.5 million to improve coastal management programs and two pilot programs for preparedness planning. They will be carried out by the Agriculture Department, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and several other agencies. The executive actions came in response to early feedback from a group of 26 community leaders tasked with providing advice on how the federal government can better meet their needs as they deal with more frequent flooding, worsening drought and other impacts of climate change (44 ER 3300, 11/8/13).