(The Center Square) – California’s taxpayers could pay as much as $15.4 billion by 2033 and $56 billion by 2100 to fight the effects of climate change, a California Department of Transportation report states.
According to a sea level rise report earlier this year from the state Department of Transportation, officials project that the effects of climate change on California’s highways and roadways will cost $14.7 billion by 2033. That number is likely to jump to $56 billion by 2100, the department said in its report. Some of the money to cover costs could come from federal funding…