Biden Administration Announces New-Deal Style American Climate Corps
Biden Administration , Announces New-Deal Style , American Climate Corps.
'The Guardian' reports that President Joe Biden
plans to use his executive authority to
create the American Climate Corps.
'The Guardian' reports that President Joe Biden
plans to use his executive authority to
create the American Climate Corps.
The New Deal-style program
is meant as a major green
jobs training program.
On September 20, the White House
said that the program would employ
approximately 20,000 young adults. .
The program is intended to make new trails,
plant trees, install solar panels and otherwise
help boost conservation efforts.
'The Guardian' reports that the program is also
meant to help prevent catastrophic wildfires.
Biden's previous efforts to form a climate corps
have been thwarted by Congress amid strong
opposition from Republicans and funding concerns.
The new program is modeled after Franklin D Roosevelt's
Civilian Conservation Corps, which was
created in the 1930s as part of the New Deal.
Lawmakers who have pushed for the program
to be formed have cited deadly heatwaves,
dangerous floods and devastating wildfires.
'The Guardian' reports that the White House
declined to offer details as to the cost of the
program or where that funding will come from.
White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi said the program would partner with at least six federal agencies and ten states that have already begun similar programs
'The Guardian' reports that President Joe Biden
plans to use his executive authority to
create the American Climate Corps.
'The Guardian' reports that President Joe Biden
plans to use his executive authority to
create the American Climate Corps.
The New Deal-style program
is meant as a major green
jobs training program.
On September 20, the White House
said that the program would employ
approximately 20,000 young adults. .
The program is intended to make new trails,
plant trees, install solar panels and otherwise
help boost conservation efforts.
'The Guardian' reports that the program is also
meant to help prevent catastrophic wildfires.
Biden's previous efforts to form a climate corps
have been thwarted by Congress amid strong
opposition from Republicans and funding concerns.
The new program is modeled after Franklin D Roosevelt's
Civilian Conservation Corps, which was
created in the 1930s as part of the New Deal.
Lawmakers who have pushed for the program
to be formed have cited deadly heatwaves,
dangerous floods and devastating wildfires.
'The Guardian' reports that the White House
declined to offer details as to the cost of the
program or where that funding will come from.
White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi said the program would partner with at least six federal agencies and ten states that have already begun similar programs