by ADC | Apr 25, 2024 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Environment, NDAA, On Base
A House Democratic coalition for energy and environment security wants to ensure the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act includes policies “that support military installation resilience, fortify energy resilience and protect the health and safety of...
by ADC | Apr 24, 2024 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Environment, On Base
DOD announced this week the winners of the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards for 2024, recognizing “installations, teams and individuals for their exceptional achievements in effective environmental management strategies that enhance installation resilience...
by ADC | Mar 27, 2024 | Climate, Congress/DoD, On Base
Twenty-two progressive groups are asking the Pentagon to finalize a rule requiring large federal contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, Politico reported Tuesday in its National Security Daily newsletter. “While greater action must be taken to reduce...
by ADC | Mar 15, 2024 | Climate, Environment, On Base
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a round of funding for “environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity...
by ADC | Jan 29, 2024 | Climate, Environment, On Base
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights is hosting a series of webinars on its Community Change Grants program. The grants provide technical assistance that “aims to support environmental and climate justice...
by ADC | Jan 3, 2024 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Environment, On Base
Defense Department leaders and the military services are working with global allies to address the security risks posed by climate change, which they say is why they were part of the U.S. delegation to the 28th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework...
by ADC | Dec 21, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is hosting a webinar Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern time on how states, communities and installations can use tabletop exercises to plan for and respond to natural and man-made threats, it announced yesterday in an...
by ADC | Dec 21, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Environment, Infrastructure, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
As the Army makes plans to build climate-resilient installations, it should carefully consider which buildings to invest in, “taking into account installations’ and installation buildings’ vulnerabilities to natural hazards, building characteristics such as age, the...
by ADC | Dec 20, 2023 | America's Defense Communities | The Podcast, Climate, Congress/DoD, Housing, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The most recent episodes of “America’s Defense Communities | The Podcast” feature conversations on partnerships, housing, climate resilience, installation management and on-base innovation. “Installation Leadership Insights” (episode 8) includes a conversation with...
