DNC Climate Panel Seeks To Boost Traction For Environment In Election

Members of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) environment and climate panel are seeking to bolster the profile of climate change and environmental justice as part of the party’s virtual national convention, though the issue has not yet been featured in-depth at the event’s main stage. Despite a two-plus-hour meeting by the DNC’s Council on the Environmental & Climate Crisis on Aug. 18 -- featuring an appearance by DNC Chairman Tom Perez and rallying cries by former presidential candidate and climate...