Cutting climate initiatives at the DOD could come at a cost to military planning

By Jay Price

Published March 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth plans to cut Pentagon climate change initiatives. But to be effective, the military has no choice but to account for sea level rise, bigger storms and more heat.

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