Article snippet: Senator Elizabeth Warren is blitzing the 2020 Democratic primary field with a series of ambitious policy proposals covering everything from student loans to the use of federal lands. Her proposals have become a signature part of her campaign, solidifying her reputation as a policy wonk and spurring a new campaign slogan: “I have a plan for that.” Here’s a look at what Warren has said she would do if elected president. Jumping off the “Green New Deal,” a proposal from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that Warren has signed onto, the “Blue New Deal” seeks to address how climate change is affecting oceans and other waters, while ensuring a vibrant marine economy, Warren said. The plan would expand protected waters, end new fossil fuel leases in federal waters while accelerating permits for renewable projects, require equipment for offshore wind farms to be made with American raw materials, invest in “regenerative ocean farming,” and reduce pollution at US ports. Warren would require most employers in the retail, hospitality, cleaning, and warehouse industries to notify employees of their work schedules two weeks in advance, countering the increasingly common practice of on-demand scheduling in which algorithms assign employees to shifts at the last minute. Such a change also would effectively ban companies from scheduling their workers for “on-call” shifts, in which employees are required to be available for shifts they may or may not actually work. Calling the end to dome... Link to the full article to read more