OPINION: Democratic Candidate Elizabeth Warren Proposes Environmental Plan

By Michaela O'Larry 

Amidst the presidential election, candidate Elizabeth Warren has created environmental policies during her campaign to appeal to future voters that are calling for awareness.

With multiple candidates talking about the environment, the question is why is Warren making waves right now. According to the Guardian, which was the first to receive the plans, stated, “it references a number of predominantly minority communities suffering from severe pollution.” 

With the highly extensive policies, the candidate tackles the environmental injustice that has been seen in Flint, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey, promising $3 trillion to go towards the green shift. The bold expense is meet with plans of requiring companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emission or community pollution and more stable jobs in renewable energy.

Warren understands that there is an injustice that has gone back decades that must be remedy with decisions to go after heavily protected companies that are creating harm. Seeing that the public awareness is not enough, the politician is creating policies with the people voices in mind to be in the forefront of the campaign.

In the plan, she also includes President Donald Trump’s usual demographic of voters of coal miners and oil rig workers the promise of investing in their future of training to work in renewable energy jobs. 

“Improving transparency about corporate fossil fuel dependence, would accelerate the transition to clean energy”, said Warren.

Striving to have an inclusive conversation will give the workers that are questioning their vote during this election the ability to remember that they are not forgotten. The promise of a job the next day will give individuals the ease that they are wanting.

It’s commendable to see Warren is trying to go between the parties and include voters in a political climate that is so divisive. It will set her apart from democratic candidates that just want to care for one demographic even though the world needs saving with everyone’s help.