The hundreds of millions of dollars budgeted to create California's EV charging infrastructure represent jobs for electrical workers across the state. Labor and environmental advocateshave been working to pair public investment in EV infrastructure with training standards as a way to ensure the quality of the work and high road jobs.
A little-discussed section in President Biden’s groundbreaking executive order on climate aims high. For the first time in federal policy, it pairs the urgent issues of leaking greenhouse gases with the creation of new jobs for energy workers and people who live in heavily-polluted neighborhoods.
Oilfield dangers aren't confined to the drilling pad — many Permian Basin homes have pipes carrying gas, oil and contaminated water running right through their yards.