Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since
Illinois enacted the Climate Displacement Act last year to prepare for climate-driven migration, but the task force established by the law has reportedly made little progress.
When Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Climate Displacement Act last fall, Illinois became the only state in the country to enact legislation aimed at anticipating the ways in which climate-driven migration could transform life for its existing residents and those who may come after climate disasters elsewhere.The law established a task force to investigate how domestic and international climate migration patterns could test Illinois’ infrastructure, resources and residents. And it required the newly…
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