The historic confirmation of U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland In 1982, the United States Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA). It is arguably the single-most important piece of federal legislation ever enacted to limit storm damage, adapt to climate change, save federal dollars and protect the coastal environment. This incredibly forward-looking law has enjoyed bipartisan support from its initiation to the present. There have been numerous attempts to weaken CBRA, but Congress has generally held firm, and has in fact expanded the program. The idea behind C...