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At the end of March 2021, President Joe Biden laid out his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan–part of his “Build Back Better” infrastructure program–to “reimagine and rebuild a new economy.” Congress is expected to spend months debating and revising the plan. The public and many special interests will play a significant role in that process. President Biden […]

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm President Joe Bidens nominee for energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, defended his administrations push for a clean energy transition as senators from fossil fuel producing states raised concerns about its impact on jobs at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Granholm, 61, who is expected to be confirmed by the Senate in days after the hearing, wants to steer the department to help the United States compete with China on electric vehicles and gre...

Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee for energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, defended his administration’s push for a clean energy transition as senators from fossil fuel producing states raised concerns about its impact on jobs at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Granholm, 61, who is expected to be confirmed by the Senate in da...

Environmental groups line up behind Levin for Labor POLITICO 12/22/2020 By Zack Colman, Eleanor Mueller and Rebecca Rainey © Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo The slimming Democratic majority in the House could be working against Rep. Andy Levin. Progressive environmental groups are pushing President-elect Joe Biden to pick Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) for Labor Secretary as the incoming administration rounds out its Cabinet. Uniting the labor movement behind an aggressive push toward c...

comments This post originally appeared on Grist. Grist is a nonprofit news agency working toward a planet that doesnt burn and a future that doesnt suck. Sign up to receive Grists top stories in your inbox. Throughout the Demoratic primaries and the run-up to the presidential election, one of Joe Bidens most consistent climate pitches was his plan to own the electric vehicle market and build 500,000 charging stations across the country. Now, with President-elect Bidens expected pick of forme...