• The White House unveiled the American Climate Corps, a federal program that aims to pay 20,000 young people to get trained in climate-related jobs.

  • The launch comes days after congressmembers sent a letter to Biden urging him to take executive action to create a green workforce program.

  • The program is a new version of a similar initiative Biden proposed in 2021, which Congress ultimately did not pass.

  • gmtom@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah but there was no way Biden would have the political capital to do any of that even if he wanted to.