The Defense Department is weighing the possibility of rescinding, or at least revising, an overarching directive issued in early 2016 that guides DOD's preparation for climate change impacts, despite commitments by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that the department would continue to prepare to address those impacts in a range of areas. But current and former government sources say that even if the administration rescinds the Obama-era directive, it is doubtful that DOD will pull back from preparing for the consequences...
