"Environmental advocacy groups are throwing their full support behind Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in his primary fight against Rep. Joe Kennedy as they look to protect the original sponsor of the Green New Deal in the upper chamber.

The activists say Markey’s leading role in issues such as overhauling the U.S. economy to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions illustrates his longtime commitment to climate action, and they are ready to go to bat for him against all Democratic challengers — even those they admire.

Groups like the Sierra Club and Environment America have already endorsed Markey in the primary fight, with some announcing their support even before Kennedy officially announced his run earlier this month.

Now, they plan to back him financially with donations and will enlist members to canvass for the senator, in what is expected to be one of the marquee Democratic primary fights of the 2020 campaign cycle."

Miranda Green and Julia Manchester report for The Hill September 29, 2019. [2]