Fri.Jan 15, 2021

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More Than 400,000 U.S. Clean Energy Jobs Have Been Lost So Far During the Pandemic

Yale E360

The clean energy sector in the United States lost 429,000 jobs last year due to the economic impacts of Covid-19, with the industry hitting its lowest number of workers since 2015, according to a new analysis of federal unemployment filings. Based on the industry’s current growth rates, it could take well into 2023 for clean energy jobs to reach their pre-pandemic levels.

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EPA’s Support of Rural America in 2020

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By Carrie Vicenta Meadows. Agriculture Advisor to Administrator Wheeler. To fulfill the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment, we need support from all Americans. We know that farmers and ranchers are the original stewards of the land and should be our natural partners Administrator Andrew Wheeler has made it a priority of EPA to engage more effectively with the agriculture community and rebuild trust with rural America.

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