Zoya Teirstein
We have heard the 2020 Democratic candidates talk about how bad Donald Trump is for the environment: He is dismantling climate regulations left and right. We KNOW. What we do not know is what Democrats would do to address the climate crisis if they manage to oust Trump in 2020.
Luckily, there is some work underway on that front. Democrats in the House and Senate have been doing groundwork to figure out how to address the crisis. And a group of more than 70 big and small green groups joined forces this week to establish a blueprint.
On Thursday, the coalition, including green behemoths like the NRDC and the Sierra Club, released a 10-page document called the “Equitable and Just National Climate Platform.”
The document, which has been in the works for a year, makes progress on alleviating decades of conflict between Big Green and smaller environmental justice organizations.
