Defense Bill Expands Resilience Steps For Military Operations, Infrastructure

Congress is bolstering a series of climate change resilience requirements for the Department of Defense (DOD) in its annual bill authorizing appropriations for military activities and programs, codifying a plethora of goals from the Pentagon regarding climate risk preparedness and sustainability. The new climate-related language is in the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is poised to receive final approval from Congress this week. The bill would require DOD to integrate climate risk into acquisition, budget planning...