PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two Rhode Island lawmakers studying the risks posed by climate change say the state needs to act soon to prepare for rising sea levels and warmer and more ‘‘turbulent’’ weather patterns.
State Sen. Joshua Miller and state Rep. Christopher Blazejewski (blah-zeh-JOO'-ski) said Tuesday that state officials need to look at ways to protect public safety, infrastructure and the environment from the effects of climate change over the next several decades.
The two lawmakers lead the Rhode Island Climate Change Commission, which is poised to submit its first progress report on the state’s response to climate change.
Miller, a Cranston Democrat, said the commission hopes to recommend specific policy proposals to the General Assembly, some of which could be considered when lawmakers return to the Statehouse in January.
