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July 28, 2023
President Joe Bidenโs plan to electrify the nationโs auto supply has added difficulties into contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three, potentially leaving him in an awkward spot when seeking the unionโs key endorsement in 2024.
August 24, 2022
More than 650 climate, environmental justice, public health, youth, and progressive organizations sent a letter to congressional leadership today to oppose the fossil fuel expansion deal proposed by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to Democratic leadership in exchange for his support of the Inflation Reduction Act.
May 4, 2022
Iowa is the heartland for wind power.
March 9, 2022
The first hospital security officers in Rhode Island to unionize have negotiated their first contract, and they have recommendations for workers across the Northeast who may also be interested in forming a union. Some 34 security officers, parking lot attendants and security associates at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence joined 32BJ Service Employees International Union. Its Security Division represents more than 3,000 employees in Massachusetts as well. ...
March 2, 2022
A new report outlines steps Maine could take to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and pollution, create new jobs and build more equitable and resilient communities. It comes on the heels of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finding that the window to reverse the impacts of climate change is closing. Kilton Webb, a fourth-year apprentice with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 567 who has worked on a solar field and other clean-energy projects, said it mea...
March 1, 2022
Governor Jared Polis sees that future in a green economy. "That aligns well with our forward-looking vision on air quality and climate to make sure that Colorado is a leader in the clean energy revolution as well as a leader in employment."
April 30, 2021
by Nathalie Graham โข Apr 30, 2021 at 3:00 pm Only three mayoral candidates have laid out specific climate platforms so far. COURTESY OF THE FARRELL, HARRELL, AND HOUSTON CAMPAIGNS As a planet, were hurtling toward certain climate destruction. In Seattle, were nowhere close to meeting our goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. Jenny Durkan, the self-proclaimed "climate mayor," has done little to move the needle on green policies. If the council hadnt made ...