"A collection of activist groups delivered a petition with more than 200,000 signatures to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters Wednesday calling for a presidential debate focused on climate change.

Signatures were collected for the petition by an array of progressive groups, including Greenpeace, Sunrise Movement, Women's March National and CREDO Action.

Last week, the DNC informed Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D), who has built his 2020 campaign around environmental issues, that it would not hold a debate focused on climate.

That decision was met with significant backlash, including from 16 of the 24 contenders for the Democratic nomination who have endorsed a climate debate."

Chris Mills Rodrigo reports for The Hill June 12, 2019. [2]

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