(CNN) Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday that he is running for President, launching a bid in which he intends to make combating climate change the central rationale for his campaign. "We're the first generation to feel the sting of climate change. Among those featured is Bill Nye, the popular television star known as "Bill Nye the Science Guy," who often talks about climate change. Republicans now hope to make Democrats' focus on the issue, namely through the newly proposed Green New Deal, central in their attacks against the party in 2020.

Source: CNN March 01, 2019 12:00 UTC