Such a program, the lawmakers wrote, would 'fight climate change, build community resilience, support environmental justice, and develop career pathways to good-paying union jobs focused on... a clean economy.'
on tackling the emergency mandated a strategy for creating a Civilian Climate Corps within 90 days.
Inspired by the best aspects of the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps—which despite the nostalgia it often evokes among progressives, was for men only, racially segregated, and paid just $1 a day—the Civilian Climate Corps has long enjoyed the support of many congressional Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, whoClimate, environmental, and social justice groups also support the proposal.
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