As lawmakers squeeze in their last practices before Thursday night’s Congressional Baseball Game, climate protesters are finalizing their own plans.
“We refuse to watch politicians literally play games while the world burns,” said Vincent Vertuccio, a student at George Washington University.
Vertuccio helped form a new coalition this summer to push for federal climate legislation. Angered by a lack of action in Congress, the group — called Now or Never — is targeting the annual baseball game, which pits lawmakers against each other in a friendly competition for charity.
