Climate Change: Former Homeland Security Secretaries Talk Climate and Security

Oct 28, 2019 | Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia, Center for Climate and Security
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In case you missed it: In a September 9 hearing on “Homeland Security and Terrorism” before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, two former Secretaries of Homeland Security – Janet Napolitano, who served under President Barack Obama, and Michael Chertoff, who served under President George W. Bush, highlighted the security risks of climate change. Below are excerpts covering the issue: