Beto O’Rourke unveils climate plan with Yosemite as backdrop

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and WILL WEISSERT
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.  — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has announced his first major policy initiative, a $5 trillion plan to combat climate change that he says will keep the Earth from sliding past the point of no return in less than a generation.
The former Texas congressman unveiled his proposal on Monday from California’s Yosemite National Park, a dramatic backdrop for a move he hopes can jumpstart a camp