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(Image credit: Larry Workman, Quinault Indian Nation)"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-climate-ready-coasts-and-communities"><strong>Inflation Reduction Act: climate-ready coasts and communities</strong></a></h5> <p class="card-text">The Inflation Reduction Act is a historic, federal government-wide investment that furthers NOAA’s efforts to build a Climate-Ready Nation. As part of this investment, NOAA will work with a variety of partners in coastal and Great Lakes communities to develop and support durable, local capacity to adapt to climate change impacts, while growing economies, protecting fisheries, addressing environmental justice, and developing a climate-ready workforce.</p> </div> <div class="card-footer"> <small class="text-muted text-uppercase">inflation reduction act</small></div> </div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="/news/oct24/reopening-florida-ports-milton.html"><img class="card-img" src="/news/oct24/milton-survey-960.jpg" class="figure-img img-fluid" alt="A NOAA survey boat examines Tampa Bay's shipping channels in the wake of Hurricane Milton Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (Credit: NOAA National Ocean Service/Douglas E. Jessmer)"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title"><a href="/news/oct24/reopening-florida-ports-milton.html"><strong>National Ocean Service helps reopen Florida ports after Hurricane Milton</strong></a></h5> <p class="card-text">In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, the National Ocean Service’s Office of Coast Survey conducted hydrographic survey operations to help reopen Port Tampa Bay and SeaPort Manatee. As part of the response effort, Coast Survey deployed teams, including a contract surveyor, in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.</p> </div> <div class="card-footer"> <small class="text-muted text-uppercase">emergency response</small> </div> </div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/infrastructure-law/infrastructure-law-climate-ready-coasts"><img class="card-img" src="/news/july23/gulf-saltmarsh.jpg" class="figure-img img-fluid" alt="Coastal habitats such as this salt marsh in the Gulf provide us with countless benefits, from nursery grounds for fish to protection from storms. 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