A big floor vote in the State Assembly is expected this week or early next on a bill that would require mega-corporations that do business in California to report the full scope of their greenhouse-gas emissions. Backers say Senate Bill 260 should increase transparency and accountability. Melissa Romero - senior legislative manager with California Environmental Voters (Envirovoters) - said the data would give the public, shareholders, and policymakers insight into the progress companies are making to reduce their carbon footprint. .
The Wisconsin Latino community has been inundated with job opportunities in the "green" economy thanks to a new pilot program. Elevate, a climate-change equity nonprofit, has partnered with the Latino Academy of Workforce Development to help minority construction workers develop relationships within the climate-change economy. The Contractor Accelerator helps electricians get certifications to install solar panels, or workers to install heating and cooling systems that aren t reliant on fossil fuels. .
When Kathann Jackson lost her jobs delivering for GrubHub and UberEats at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, she didn t expect filing for unemployment to be difficult. .