Modeled after FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression, the climate corps will employ Americans to improve the country.
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The Lede
The long-awaited jobs board for the American Climate Corps, promised early in the Biden administration, will open next month, according to details shared exclusively with Grist.
Key Details
- At first, only a couple of hundred jobs will be posted, but eventually up to 20,000 young people are expected to be hired in the program’s first year.
- Interested candidates can apply to the positions through the portal, and the majority of the positions are not expected to require experience.
- The corps could include work such as installing wind and solar projects, conserving energy in homes, and restoring ecosystems, such as wetlands, to protect towns from flooding.