The oceanâs heroic potential could be realized under Biden
Together, Congress and the new administration can simultaneously jump-start ocean protection and economic recovery.
By Jean Flemma, Miriam Goldstein, and Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonUpdated December 21, 2020, 3:00 a.m.
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A road-closed sign tells motorists not to pass through the floodwaters at an intersection as a king tide rolls into Charleston, S.C., in November.Mic Smith/Associated Press
Days after Joe Biden became president-elect, Subtropical Storm Theta became the 29th named storm of 2020, breaking the record set in 2005. As the warming ocean continues to fuel extreme weather, Americans have elected a man who ran on the most ambitious climate plan of any presidential candidate to date, and reelected 92 of the 93 representatives who cosponsored the Green New Deal Resolution. Meanwhile, Biden has appointed former secretary of state John Kerry, a champion for the ocean throughout his career, as his spec