Peter DeFazio: “I think--and if you have ideas on this, some States have already gone up to the bar, taken the risk.”

We have to provide resources to the Coast Guard so they can mitigate the effects of climate change in their operational planning.

The Coast Guard does not have the privilege of ignoring the significant and consequential impacts that climate change is having on our environment.

So, I guess that kind of raises the issue, which I will be passing on to Garret Graves, who I think will chair this committee in the future, of whether or not we should raise the passenger facility charge so we have a user fee which pays…

As polar ice steadily decreases, new trade routes will emerge, linking Asia, North America, and Europe.