Coast Guard seeks advice on policies to combat climate change

July 8, 2021
The Coast Guard is asking the public for suggestions on how it might revise its programs, regulations or policies in order to combat climate change and bolster resilience to climate impacts, such as sea-level rise, echoing in part a recent EPA memo that reinstated Obama-era requirements to consider climate impacts at Superfund sites. In a July 8 request for information (RFI) , the service said its effort is propelled by President Joe Biden’s executive orders ordering regulatory reviews of Trump-era...


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