Clawing back $700 million of Inflation Reduction Act funds designated for coastal resilience funding at NOAA, as Rep. Westerman's bill attempts to do, would move us in the wrong direction toward preparing our coastal communities for climate impacts and advancing environmental justice.
Criticism of funding cuts to NOAA affecting climate resilience and environmental justice.
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