Climate Labor
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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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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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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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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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In Portland, Oregon, extreme heat is making food trucks feel like ovens
"The sun is beating down on this metal box.”
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UPS workers win wage increases, AC in new union contract
"This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide."
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Pennsylvania locomotive manufacturing workers are striking for greener jobs
A 1,400-worker strike at a locomotive plant is part of a larger trend of national labor organizing and calls for a just transition.