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Western States

JMA California team handout

This factsheet outlines the work of JMA's California team.

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Midwest

JMA Illinois factsheet

This factsheet outlines the work of JMA's Illinois team.

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National

Lift the ban on local hire campaign factsheet

This factsheet outlines JMA's work on our campaign to lift the ban on local hire.

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Program Area:
National

National program factsheet

This factsheet outlines Jobs to Move America's work at the national level.

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Northeast

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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Bloomberg Law, April 23, 2021
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Local hiring gains steam as Biden pushes infrastructure, equity

The Department of Transportation is aiming to reinstate a program the Trump administration scrapped that would allow local hiring requirements to be added to federally funded infrastructure projects.

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GOVERNING, April 19, 2021
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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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Capital News Service, April 16, 2021
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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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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.