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The Civilian Climate Corps was dropped from the climate bill. Now what?
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The Civilian Climate Corps was dropped from the climate bill. Now what?

The federally funded initiative was hugely popular and aimed at hiring tens of thousands of young people to pursue climate-friendly projects.
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'Potemkin jobs': GOP has no love for Civilian Climate Corps

Republicans have started paying attention to what has been dubbed the Civilian Climate Corps. And they don’t like what they see.

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Biden pushes for New Deal-style Civilian Climate Corps

Inspired by the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are pushing for a modern counterpart: a Civilian Climate Corps that would create hundreds of thousands of jobs building trails, restoring streams and helping prevent catastrophic wildfires.
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For cities, climate adaptation has a new urgency

For cities, climate adaptation has a new urgency

A new report argues that cities must assume a wartime footing to protect critical infrastructure and prepare for a more dangerous future. 
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Dems agree on a 'climate corps.' Now comes the hard part

Even though Democrats are unified in wanting to create a Civilian Climate Corps, numerous bills on the issue are evidence of the different views on how the effort should take shape.
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Biden wants a Civilian Climate Corps.
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Biden wants a Civilian Climate Corps. Here's how it might work

To bolster U.S. preparedness for a warming world and to create jobs, President Biden wants to retool and relaunch one of the most celebrated U.S. government programs, first established by FDR.
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Youth activists walk New Orleans to Houston for a Green New Deal
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Youth activists begin 400-mile walk from New Orleans to Houston for a Green New Deal

Young people from across the Gulf South are demanding action on climate change.
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Record prison numbers for UK activists highlight crackdown on protests

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Big Tech's power needs leave Navajo families in the dark

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World Bank renews focus on financing controversial mega dams

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

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Supreme Court rulings weaken environmental protections in 2024

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E.P.A. head Michael Regan stepping down before Biden’s term ends