Pentagon Watered Down Climate Report for Trump-Era Publication, Draft Reveals

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By Olivia RosaneMay 11, 2018, 3:17 pm108 pts
A Department of Defense (DOD) report on the potential impacts of climate change on U.S. military infrastructure paradoxically downplayed the importance of climate change, an earlier draft of the report obtained by The Washington Post and publicized Thursday revealed. The earlier, more urgent draft was written…

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