Jobs to Move America

Posted in :: TIME, November 15, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Health & Safety, Manufacturing

U.S. School Buses May Never Be The Same Thanks to Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

The article highlights JMA’s work with allies Chispa and Sierra Club in advocating for electric school buses as well as putting a spotlight on UAW members at school bus factories in North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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Posted in :: Forbes, October 29, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Economy, Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing

Now is the Time to Unleash the Power of Cities and States to Build Back Better

The bipartisan infrastructure bill currently in Congress presents an opportunity to rebuild from the pandemic and prepare for the worsening climate crisis.

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Posted :: October 23, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Economy, Infrastructure/Transportation

We must invest in a transportation transition — and workers

Transportation is the largest source of climate-disrupting pollution in the U.S. Fortunately, electric vehicle (EV) technology has progressed to the point where we can now start replacing tens of millions of fossil-fuel vehicles with EVs.

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Posted in :: Great Lakes Echo, May 13, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Economy, Infrastructure/Transportation

Advancements in electric buses making green transit more accessible for rural areas

Christy Veeder, national program director, speaks to the societal and economic benefits of electric buses and the possibility of Biden's infrastructure plan.

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Posted in :: POLITICO Pro, May 12, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Economy, Labor

CCIA advocates make push with only weeks to go in session

Mo-Yain Tham, a senior researcher at Jobs to Move America, said the CCIA will create 160,000 jobs. “There’s massive potential to transform our economy," Tham said "The CCIA assures these jobs will be quality jobs contributing to a green economy.”

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Posted :: May 5, 2021
Program Area:: New York / New Jersey

Climate and Community Investment Act

Jobs to Move America is fighting alongside the NY Renews coalition to pass the Climate and Community Investment Act (CCIA), which would invest $15 billion in new green infrastructure.

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Posted in :: GOVERNING, April 19, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor

Opinion: Why we need to Electrify America’s school bus fleet

In this op-ed, John Costa (ATU) and Sonal Jessel (WE ACT for Environmental Justice) draw on Jobs to Move America's research to show how electrifying our school buses can create good jobs, healthier communities, and advance equity.

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Posted in :: Capital News Service, April 16, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Infrastructure/Transportation

Advancements in electric buses making green transit more accessible

"Jobs to Move America supports the switch to electric buses, not just because of reduced carbon emissions and independence from fossil fuels, but also the negative impacts of diesel buses on occupational and societal health."

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Posted :: Apr 8, 2021
Program Area:: National

How much would it cost to electrify the nation’s school buses?

To electrify half of the nation's 500,000 fossil-fuel-powered school buses, it would cost approximately $30 billion.

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Posted in :: New York Daily News, March 22, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Economy, Health & Safety

NYC’s purchase of school buses should supercharge transition to electric fleet: advocates

The city’s purchase of hundreds of yellow buses could jump-start what has been a slow effort to add electric vehicles to the diesel-guzzling school-bus fleet, advocates argue in a new report.

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