Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren unveiled her “Blue New Deal” on Tuesday, 10 December, outlining her plans to protect the oceans and build up the fishing industry in the United States.
The idea, Warren said in a statement on her campaign website, came after hearing from an oyster farmer at a televised town hall appearance. It’s currently a critical time for the oceans as the water is becoming warmer and more acidic, while runoff pollution from farms and discarded plastic is also creating dead zones in oceans and the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Warren campaign.
One of the ways Warren wants to reduce pollution is by promoting regenerative ocean farming, which she said can provide several benefits…
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