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THE BARGAIN: Labor groups of all stripes are lining up behind President
Joe Biden’s green infrastructure plans, as long he delivers on his promise to close the job quality gap between renewable energy and fossil fuel-related employment.
At an event with Sen.
Joe Manchin we wrote about in yesterday’s edition, the United Mine Workers of America said it was prepared to accept a transition away from fossil fuels if it came with financial aid for miners who lost their jobs, employment opportunities in renewable energy, and investment in carbon capture technology.
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VAGUE LANGUAGE FROM CHINA: The U.S. and China have set a tone for cooperating on climate change this decade, but Beijing is still holding off on delivering concrete near-term pledges ahead of President
Joe Biden’s big summit event later this week.
The world’s two largest emitters issued a broad but vague statement this past weekend after climate envoy
John Kerry’s last gasp China trip to meet with his counterpart
Gov. Wolf announced that Knoll, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of workplace and residential furniture with a longtime presence in the commonwealth, is relocating a manufacturing line from Michigan to Pennsylvania and expanding its footprint in the commonwealth. This project will create at least 138 new, full-time jobs and will position the company for future growth in the state.