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On the recordMarch 9, 2021
In general, no, they have not. There was a recommendation way back in 2013 by GAO that NEPA should include climate risks as part of its consideration, and that is currently not the case.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper discusses the lack of climate risk consideration in current energy infrastructure decisions.

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