CLIMATEWIRE | The Defense Department has a new search-and-destroy mission. It’s on the hunt for climate-related programs and studies.Last week, the Pentagon announced it had canceled multiple studies related to climate — including several that sought to determine whether a hotter planet could lead to more instability in Africa. In addition, the Defense Department has spent the last few weeks combing outside contracts for the term “climate” with the intent to zero out all related work, according to two former Pentagon officials.The purge is being driven broadly by President Donald…
