In the NewsNew York TimesOctober 23, 2017

Congressional Auditor Urges Action to Address Climate Change

Fires, floods and hurricanes are already costing the federal government tens of billions of dollars a year and climate change will drive those costs ever higher in coming years, a new federal study warns. The report by the Government Accountability Office, based largely on findings from the Lab's American Climate Prospectus, urges the Trump administration to take climate change risks seriously and begin formulating a response.