Pentagon Retreats From Climate Fight

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops

U.S. Army Pvt. Cecil Dean is treated for heat exhaustion by Army medics at Fort Irwin Calif., National Training Center, June 12, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dayton Mitchell)Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy. Early in her military career, she collapsed from heat exhaustion while carrying a 65-pound pack on a sweltering hike in Quantico, Virginia. Years later in Afghanistan,…

Pentagon Retreats from Climate Fight

Floodlight News: “For decades, the Pentagon viewed climate change as a national security threat — not for environmental reasons, but because it undermined operations and readiness… Now the Trump administration is dismantling that approach. Pentagon leaders have cut climate research funding and abandoned adaptation plans.” Said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “The Department of Defense does not do climate change crap.”

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops - The Current

The US military is facing increasing challenges from climate change, with extreme weather events causing damage to bases and increasing heat-related illnesses among troops, while the Trump administration is dismantling the Pentagon's climate research and adaptation plans. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.