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Labor unions and environmentalists are working together on the energy transition
In 2023, groups found solidarity on the climate, but work lies ahead.
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In 2023, organized labor became core to the climate movement
In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together.
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How one community is ensuring it benefits from a new EV factory
Legally binding community benefits agreements are making sure the green transition projects coming to town work for the good of everyone.
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The UAW ratifies a contract - and labor's road in the EV transition
The historic UAW contract solidifies workers' role in the electric vehicle transition and already has other automakers raising wages.
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AppHarvest promised Kentucky green jobs. It delivered 'hell on earth'
The inside story of how the celebrated startup AppHarvest's indoor farming scheme imploded — and took its blue-collar workforce down with it.
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How Elon Musk could win the UAW strike
Tesla’s continued dominance on electric cars would undermine Biden’s hopes of basing the next generation of cars and trucks on unionized labor.
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Vermont Climate Council’s equity group reflects on accusations of tokenism, barriers to better representation
A subcommittee member led others through an exercise that put a fine point on the demographic makeup of the Climate Council’s Just Transitions subcommittee. It’s charged with protecting Vermont’s most vulnerable communities while Vermont transitions through climate-focused changes.
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