Army Corps of Engineers Now Required to Consider Climate Change in All Future Projects
A new policy now requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to plan for future climate change when designing plans for flood control or other projects.
That could involve building water projects with extra-high levees to hold back future sea-level rise, for example, or allowing the current design to incorporate additional modifications to keep up with climate changes. Existing projects will now also undergo scrutiny by Army Corps engineers.