Last week, more than 200 young people affiliated Sunrise, a climate action group, demonstrated in Springfield. They rallied in front of Rep. Richard Neal’s office to demand he formally sign-on to the Green New Deal. Supporters claim the bill, co-sponsored by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, is a plan that will transition the United States economy away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy.
Carrie Saldo sat down with two protestors—recent Mount Holyoke College grad Elias Seeland and Longmeadow High School senior Sarah Reyes— to find out why they support the Green New Deal.
