USDA announces plan to integrate climate adaptation into its missions and programs

From U.S. Department of Agriculture

WASHINGTON — As part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Thursday its climate adaptation and resilience plan describing how USDA will prepare for current and future impacts of climate change.

The plan is part of USDA’s response to Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, which tasked all federal agencies with preparing action plans for integrating climate adaptation into their missions, programs, operations, and management. It’s one of 2...