Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops | News Channel 3-12

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops | News Channel 3-12

Army Staff Sgt. Alex Henninger // U.S. Department of Defense Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy. Early in her military career, she collapsed from heat exhaustion while carrying a 65-pound pack on a sweltering hike in Quantico, Virginia. Years later in Afghanistan, Rivera drove a truck in temperatures nearing 120 deg…