Environmental Entrepreneurs and Evergreen Climate Innovations released their eighth annual Clean Jobs Midwest report. The report features Illinois and eleven other states and shows the clean energy and transportation fields added more than 25,000 jobs in 2022 that employ more than 734,000 people in the Midwest. The energy efficiency sector is the largest in the clean energy industry with about 488,000 workers in the Midwest.

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REPORT: Clean energy jobs fell in 2025, ending four years of growth as federal rollbacks take a toll

Over 3.52 million Americans work in renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean vehicles and other clean economy sectors. Nearly 37,000 jobs lost in 2025 as energy efficiency, renewable generation and clean vehicles contracted; storage and grid ...

November 13 2026

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Senators Release Permitting Bill Text

Federal judge blocks illegal regulatory attacks on clean energy by the Trump administration, providing a preliminary victory for wind and solar energy -- the quickest-to-deploy power available that keeps electricity prices affordable for consumers and compa...

September 30 2026

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California Passes the Home Energy Choice Act

E2: AB 2313 gives Californians the option to install non-polluting appliances with the help of funds that have been used to replace the old gas line to their home    SACRAMENTO, CA —Today, Governor Newsom signed the Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313), a bi...

September 30 2026

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