Issue Position: Resiliency Against Rising Sea Levels

Issue Position

I will have the state work in closer partnership with all our cities and towns to ensure sea-level rise and resiliency are more deeply embedded in our planning and zoning processes. I will be, and will have all state agencies remain, open to new ideas, and be more receptive to how best to conceptualize and implement new policies and regulations with respect to climate change.

Our coastline is one of our most important drivers of economic growth, particularly because several of our key cities are located along our shore. Furthermore, our beautiful shoreline is one of many reasons people are attracted to live and work in Connecticut. Protecting our coastline by hardening our communities against the impacts of climate change like sea-level rise will be an important component of my resiliency strategy.

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