- Resettling the First American ‘Climate Refugees’ - A $48 million grant for Isle de Jean Charles, La., is the first allocation of federal tax dollars to move an entire community struggling with the effects of climate change. http://nytimes.com/2016/05/03/us/resettling-the-first-american-climate-refugees.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience&action=click&contentcollection=science&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentplacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0&referer= 15 comments politics