Climate Change
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How to apply for a job in the American Climate Corps
Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, retrofit homes to be more energy-efficient, fight wildfires, and more.
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Biden marks Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in solar grants
Forty-nine of these grants are state-level awards, five are multi-state awards, and six are going to Native American tribes. The administration also announced its plans to expand its American Climate Corps green jobs training program on Monday.
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Biden administration announces $20 billion in clean energy grants
The EPA says grant recipients, whose work promises to promote clean energy developments in underserved communities, could collectively reduce carbon emissions by 40 million metric tons over the next seven years.
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Report: Biden’s clean energy investments turn Michigan into ‘manufacturing powerhouse’
Legislation signed by President Joe Biden has led to $21.5 billion in clean energy projects announced in Michigan, creating more than 20,000 jobs.
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State grants help Michigan counties preserve agricultural land—and protect farmers’ jobs
About $2 million in state grant funding awarded last month is set to help local counties and townships preserve more than 670 acres of farmland in Michigan.
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Biden administration will lend $1.5B to restart Michigan nuclear power plant
The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday.
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Biden administration funds to bring 500+ new Michigan jobs to hydrogen fuel ‘gigafactory’
Federal grant funding awarded this month is set to help build a new hydrogen fuel factory in Plymouth and create hundreds of new jobs.
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Michigan lawmakers want to make it cheaper to install solar energy
Legislation introduced this month in the state Senate aims to create new state rebates for installing solar power and battery storage systems at home.
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Biden’s EPA announces stronger pollution standards for cars
The new standards, which are backed by the UAW, GM, and Ford will lead to “fewer asthma attacks, less heart disease, and longer lives,” said Amanda Leland, Executive Director of the Environmental Defense Fund. “The reality is clean cars will save kids.”
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Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice
As climate change accelerates, scientists are scrambling to understand how iceless winters could affect the world’s largest freshwater system.
