A small group of volunteers work to clean trash from the Watts Branch Stream, in Washington, DC., in 2010.Jahi Chikwendiu / The Washington Post via Getty Images file
By Megan Lebowitz and Caroline Kenny, NBC News, September 20, 2023
The White House on Wednesday announced the launch of the American Climate Corps, which the administration said will mobilize more than 20,000 Americans in the clean energy and climate resilience sectors.
"This is important because we’re not only opening up pathways to bold climate action, we’re not just opening up pathways to decarbonization, we’re opening up pathways to good paying careers, lifetimes of being involved in the work of making our communities more sustainable, more fair, more resilient in the face of a changing climate,” White House climate policy adviser Ali Zaidi said on a call with reporters Tuesday.
The White House is also creating a website where people interested in joining the effort can sign up for information. The corps members will be paid, the White House said.
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