In February, the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) released the 2022 State Agency Sea Level Rise Action Plan for California. This report is the first of its kind and was developed with unprecedented collaboration, but is it inclusive enough?

Researchers, policymakers, and community organizations agree that inclusiveness is essential to successfully addressing the impacts of climate change and sea level rise (SLR). This means reaching out to environmental justice communities to ensure their voices are heard. Environmental justice communities will be hit by climate change the hardest and have significantly less resources to mitigate these impacts.

The deadline for all interested parties to submit public comments on the OPC report is June 3, 2022. Comments can be submitted to SLRActionPlan@resources.ca.gov.