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![Photo of demonstrators on strike holding United Auto Workers signs]()
![Photo of demonstrators on strike holding United Auto Workers signs]()
In 2023, organized labor became core to the climate movement
In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together.
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![Factory workers and members of the United Auto Workers waving pickets outside a factory in Louiseville, Kentucky, are reflected in a puddle.]()
![Factory workers and members of the United Auto Workers waving pickets outside a factory in Louiseville, Kentucky, are reflected in a puddle.]()
The UAW ratifies a contract — and labor’s road ahead in the EV transition
The historic contract solidifies workers' role in the clean energy transition, and it already has other automakers raising wages.
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A celebrated startup promised Kentuckians green jobs. It gave them a ‘grueling hell on earth.’
The inside story of how AppHarvest's indoor farming scheme imploded — and took its blue-collar workforce down with it.
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![A farmworker wears protective layers while harvesting produce in the summer heat]()
![A farmworker wears protective layers while harvesting produce in the summer heat]()
How Florida farmworkers are protecting themselves from extreme heat
Protecting the people who pick your food is as easy as giving them shade and water.
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![A factory worker on a General Motors assembly line plugs a charging cord into a Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle.]()
![A factory worker on a General Motors assembly line plugs a charging cord into a Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle.]()
GM agreed to unionize its EV operations. Will others do the same?
With United Auto Workers still on strike, the concession could lead to better pay and benefits across the auto industry.
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Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren’t there laws to protect them?
“We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.”
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![A man in overalls stands next to a large truck in the woods]()
![A man in overalls stands next to a large truck in the woods]()
Inside the rough-and-tumble race to clean up America’s abandoned oil wells
With a little art, a little science, and a lot of luck, the niche well-plugging industry is hoping to pick up steam.
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How the shift to electric vehicles is fueling the UAW strike
"The EV transition must be a just transition that ensures auto workers have a place in the new economy.”
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This California high school includes sustainability and green jobs in its curriculum
An increasing number of high schools are offering class credit for climate action.
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![Purple food truck with a sign outside]()
![Purple food truck with a sign outside]()
In Portland, Oregon, extreme heat is making food trucks feel like ovens
"The sun is beating down on this metal box.”
