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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 by Scott Detrow (NPR) Play Audio Members of the Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) work on the trails near Tally Lake in northwestern Montana. President Biden wants to retool and relaunch one of the country's most celebrated government programs: the Civilian Conservation Corps. MCC crews are already doing some of the work envisioned in Biden's climate proposal. Image credit: Claire Harbage Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be conn...

MORE The Civilian Conservation Corps put young men back to work during the Great Depression. Here, CCC members saw down dead trees in a burned area near Belton, Mont. Photo by George A. Grant - National Park Service History Collection With college classes going online because of COVID-19, Joe Spofforth put his double major in political economies and educational studies on hold to move West and find work. When the pandemic was over, he'd go back. "You can get real into this stuff," the 21-year-old Ohioan said, grinnin...

Copy Link AmeriCorps members with Arizona Conservation Corps, a program of Conservation Legacy, make improvements on the Manning Camp Trail at Saguaro National Park.  (Photo courtesy of the Corps Network/InsideClimate News) Amy Kuo saw firsthand how powerful it can be to tackle the big problems of our times in small ways when she was on a California Conservation Corps work crew a few years ago in the sweltering summer heat deep in a forest outside of Los Angeles. Kuo, now a legislative analyst for the corps, recalls slogging upstream, sometimes waist deep in water or poison oak, hauling gas...

A New Program Like FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps Could Help the Nation Fight Climate Change and Transition to Renewable Energy Proposals currently being considered in Washington differ from the New Deal program because of a focus on employing women and people of color and tackling projects in underserved communities. April 26, 2021 AmeriCorps members with Arizona Conservation Corps, a program of Conservation Legacy, make improvements on the Manning Camp Trail at Saguaro National Park. Photo courtesy of the Corps Network Related Share this article Amy Kuo saw firsthand how powerful it ca...

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