Climate Change Added to US Government “High Risk” List

Inter Press Service: For the first time, a U.S. government auditor has added climate change to a list of issues that pose the greatest financial risk to the government and country. It is also warning that Washington is markedly unprepared to deal with the scope of the problem. On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) proposed sweeping new climate-related legislation, which would aim to reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050. The admonitions, coming amidst a newly strengthened public...

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