04/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/22/2024 12:17
Natasha Blakely, [email protected]
TRIANGLE, VA - The White House today announced new developments relating to the American Climate Corps (ACC), including 2,000 new positions, new career-building opportunities, and three new state-based climate corps programs.
Highlights from the announcement include:
In response, Jackie Ostfeld, campaign director for Sierra Club's Outdoors for All, released the following statement:
"The American Climate Corps is reinvigorating youth involvement in climate and corps work by providing thousands of new opportunities to earn a living protecting our planet. That these wide-ranging opportunities are happening in their backyards to address the climate issues impacting them directly will only make the program more accessible and relevant to our young people.
"This is a timely announcement from the White House as our economy continues to rebound and youth around the nation make plans for the summer. The ACC will be a chance for many of them to spend the summer outdoors while opening pathways to long-term careers in the conservation and climate sectors."
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.