What's the 'Green New Deal' and why do environmentalists want it?

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., right, with Rep.-elect IIhan Omar, D-Minn. Both are pushing Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal plan.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP
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