Virginia Officials Accomplish the Impossible: A Bipartisan Sea Level Rise Discussion

In the U.S., the dominant political narrative on global warming holds that Democrats and Republicans are hopelessly divided, with one party pushing forward with regulations to address global warming emissions and the other party denying that the problem exists in the first place. In most instances, this narrative holds true, more or less

But there are exceptions.

The biggest standout concerns the cluster of military-dependent cities in southeast Virginia, each of which is home to major low-lying bases.

The unique circumstances of the Hampton Roads area were on full display Monday when, in a rare showing of bipartisanship on climate change, federal, state and local leaders of both parties met at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia to discuss the consequences of sea level rise. This area is home to the largest concentration of naval power on earth as well as major Air Force installations Read more...

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