As those most intimately acquainted with the impacts of climate change, local leaders are experts in what they need to adapt. With every foot of sea level encroachment, each hurricane-induced flood, each day over 100°F, each wildfire, cities and communities have navigated how to adapt, and have already begun carrying out climate solutions tailored to their communities’ unique needs. These efforts, however, can be fortified by support from policy makers at the federal level. Effective fed...
