Chair Castor Applauds Launch of Biden-harris Administration's Climate Ready Coasts, Science, and Fisheries Initiatives

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Chair Kathy Castor of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released the following statement on Wednesday after Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced funding opportunities of nearly $3 billion to address the climate crisis and strengthen coastal resilience and infrastructure, including the launch of the Climate Ready Coasts initiative:

"As we wrap up National Ocean Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is ramping up ocean climate action with an important initiative to boost coastal resilience, restore habitats, and clean up marine debris," said Chair Castor. "The climate crisis is an ocean crisis. And coastal communities like mine in the Tampa Bay area urgently need these federal investments to help lower costs, mitigate climate impacts, support local jobs, and boost our economies.

"The Climate Ready Coasts initiative makes important progress on our Climate Crisis Action Plan, including recommendations to restore lost and degraded wetlands, to increase federal investment in coastal and riverine ecosystem restoration, and to expand environmental justice initiatives to critically underserved communities. And investments in NOAA's climate data and services will help deliver essential information and tools to decisionmakers to address floods, wildfires, drought, and ocean health.

"I applaud Secretary Raimondo and the rest of the Biden-Harris administration for taking this important step in the right direction."

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