White House official announces millions for coastal resilience [Video]

ANNOUNCEMENT – WHICH SERVES AS A NATURAL BARRIER TO EXTREME WEATHER. “SOMETIMES THAT MEANS CLEARING OUT DEBRIS, BUT OPENING UP PATHWAYS, JUST RESTORING ITS NATURAL FUNCTIONING, ALLOWING FOR IT TO EXPAND, BECAUSE AS SEAWATER, SEA LEVELS RISE, WE KNOW THE MARSH IS GOING TO MOVE INLAND.” ARATI PRABHAKAR – DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY – ANNOUNCING – IN MAINE ON EARTH DAY – A TOTAL OF $123 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS FOR PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. “NOW WE ARE STARTING TO TAKE ACTION THAT IS AT A SCALE THAT THE CLIMATE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO NOTICE.” FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION IS PAID FOR THROUGH PRESIDENT BIDEN’S INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. IN MAINE $10.5 MILLION WILL SUPPORT PROJECTS INCLUDING… $4.49 MILLION FOR WATER FLOW AND FISH PASSAGE THROUGH CULVERTS IN BRUNSWICK AND PERRY… $2.87 MILLION FOR A NEW BRIDGE AND THE RESTORATION OF …