offshore wind
Fishing industry group casts doubt on offshore wind’s job creation promises
Wind advocates counter that a recent report obscures the potential for long-term employment as the industry continues to grow.
clean energy jobs
Q&A: NAACP climate justice organizer on ‘black to green’ employment pipeline
A new program led by organizers in Indiana offers solar installation and energy efficiency training in marginalized communities.
Opinion
Commentary: Unfavorable solar policies drive investment, jobs out of N.C. Let’s turn that around
We need to shift our policy environment so that we can once again take a leading role in a market that will only become larger in the years to come, writes energy policy professor Elizabeth Sasser.
Transition in Coal Country
Coal country faces a healthcare crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has hammered healthcare systems for rural populations already struggling with the loss of coal jobs and health coverage.
Ohio
In Ohio’s coal country, pandemic pushes unemployment rate from bad to worse
As the coronavirus spread, Appalachian Ohio saw the state’s highest percentages of people out of work.