BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)–Massachusetts’s lofty mid-century climate goals hinge upon the state’s ability to convince residents and businesses to make the switch from fossil fuels to cleaner electric power, ...

The clean energy economy is booming. According to the Energy Department’s annual U.S. Energy and Employment report, jobs in the renewable energy sector grew at twice the rate of overall U.S. jobs last ...

Today, we are at an inflection point. The impacts of the climate crisis are disrupting our security, health and freedom. From extreme temperatures impacting students’ ability to safely attend school, ...

In a sweeping rollback of Biden-era labor policy, the Trump administration recently rescinded a key executive order that tied federal funding for clean energy and infrastructure projects to pro-union ...

Two wings of President Biden’s coalition — clean energy and labor — are sharply divided on the role of renewable power. Will it hinder Biden’s climate agenda? As President Biden plans a global summit ...

Jason Walsh stands across what used to be a fault line. As leader of the BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental advocacy groups, he works to pursue the members’ common ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tiffany Wilkins, eastern Oregon representative of the Local 701 chapter of the International Union of Operating Engineers and a ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is rich with lithium, an essential mineral for electric car batteries. Credit - JUNIOR KANNAH/AFP—Getty Images In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, ...

Cleaning recognized as a skilled trade in Michigan as workforce growth rises, driven by demand, training, and higher ...