State of clean energy jobs in Iowa and Illinois

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 […]

Electric vehicle market driving clean energy job growth

Wisconsin’s clean transportation sector added nearly 400 new jobs last year, reflecting growth in the electric vehicle market.  That’s according to the 2023 Clean Jobs Midwest report, which shows this sector’s employment grew by nearly 7 percent in 2022, reaching 6,158 workers. Report authors noted EV-related jobs accounted for most of that growth.

Report Shows Job Growth in Ohio’s Clean Energy Sector

Ohio’s clean energy and clean transportation jobs grew by more than 4% last year, according to a new report issued by Environmental Entrepreneurs and Evergreen Climate Innovations. Exemplifying this growth is the transition underway in the Voltage Valley – a moniker attached to the Mahoning Valley because of accelerated activity in the electrical vehicle space, […]

Michigan ranks high for electric vehicles jobs, but low for sales

Michigan is leading the pack when it comes to clean energy employment. With 123,983 clean energy jobs, Michigan has the most of any state in the Midwest and ranks fifth nationally in the growing industry, according to a Midwest Clean Jobs report released Tuesday, Sept. 19. Michigan also ranks second highest, behind California, for hybrid and electric […]

Report: Illinois’ clean energy jobs grew by 3% in 2022

With the energy efficiency sector leading the charge, Illinois clean energy businesses created more than 3,600 jobs last year, according to a report released Tuesday. Jobs in clean energy — such as coordinating solar panel developments, installing energy efficient HVAC systems and planning electric vehicle charging infrastructure — grew by 3% in 2022 from 2021 numbers, […]

Gilchrist highlights clean energy jobs following new report outlining industry growth

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and clean energy business representatives on Tuesday celebrated growth in Michigan’s clean energy industry following the release of a new report by E2, otherwise known as Environmental Entrepreneurs. “Our report tracks clean energy jobs in five clean energy sectors: energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean transportation, clean fuels, and grid and storage,” […]

Clean Energy Industry Report Shows 4.6 Percent Job Growth in Ohio During 2022

A report released Tuesday on the clean energy industry found Ohio had a 4.6 percent increase in jobs during 2022, representing an addition of more than 5,000 that brought the total to 114,395 workers. E2, a national nonpartisan business group, and Evergreen Climate Innovations analyzed data for 12 states in the Midwest, and several speakers […]

Nebraska clean energy jobs grew four percent in 2022

Clean energy businesses in Nebraska added more than 750 workers in 2022, now employing 19,483 Nebraskans. That’s according to a new analysis of employment data released today by the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and Evergreen Climate Innovations. The report comes after the one year anniversary of the largest investment in climate and clean energy in […]

New report says that Michigan has more than 120,000 clean energy jobs

On Tuesday, Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist joined business leaders in Detroit to go over the 2023 Clean Jobs Report. According to the report, Michigan now has more than 120,000 clean jobs, which is an increase of over 5,000 from last year. The report also said that clean transportation jobs grew 14%. Although most clean […]

Gilchrist highlights clean energy jobs following new report outlining industry growth

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and clean energy business representatives on Tuesday celebrated growth in Michigan’s clean energy industry following the release of a new report by E2, otherwise known as Environmental Entrepreneurs. “Our report tracks clean energy jobs in five clean energy sectors: energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean transportation, clean fuels, and grid and storage,” […]

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REPORT: Colorado clean energy sector grew by 4 percent, added 2K jobs in 2024

DENVER, CO (Dec. 10, 2025) – Clean energy jobs grew more than five times faster in Colorado than the rest of the state's economy in 2024, raising the total number of clean energy workers in the state to 69,859 – 18th most in the country – according to the s...


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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is expected to announce the Administration’s intent to weaken federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for vehicles. Such a dramatic shift in policy would halt five decades of progres...


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Companies Cancel $4.4 Billion in Clean Energy Projects; $28 Billion, 30K Jobs Lost in 2025

WASHINGTON –Businesses canceled, closed, and scaled back more than $4.4 billion worth of large-scale factories and clean energy projects from late-September through October, bringing the total cost of projects cancelled in the private-sector to over $28.7 b...


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