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.
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.
Climate change is not something that could happen in the future. It's happening now, and Florida is feeling its devastating impact in more ways than one.
Average home insurance premium renewals rose by 68% in Florida over the past two years.
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.
If global temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius, the risk of Category 6 storms would double in the Gulf of Mexico, a recent study found.
Under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, Floridians can now save money on certain energy-efficient home improvement projects, rooftop solar panels, and electric vehicles.
Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, fight wildfires, and more. The program aims to create a pipeline for these young people to get hired into the clean energy sector.
The law ensured that 543,000 Floridians were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for over 90,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
A new report finds that the Inflation Reduction Act will dramatically lower the cost of solar and wind energy projects, create millions of new jobs, and more.
