REPORT: Illinois clean energy and transportation jobs are growing

A new report shows clean transportation jobs were the state’s fastest-growing job sector in 2022. The 2023 Clean Jobs Midwest Report showed the state has about 125,000 clean energy jobs. 14,000 of them are in the clean transportation industry, such as electric vehicle makers Rivian in Normal and Lion Electric which has a plant near […]

Report: Michigan leads Midwest in clean energy jobs; more growth expected

“The industry’s growth is expected to continue as federal climate investments bring in new clean energy projects,” said Micaela Preskill, Midwest advocate for E2, during a livestreamed press conference Tuesday. “And with strong state policy, growth is even more certain. That’s a good thing, of course. When clean energy jobs grow, our entire economy benefits. […]

Illinois ranks in the top 10 for clean-vehicle jobs

Illinois has the seventh-highest number of jobs in the clean-vehicle sector among all U.S. states. Nearly 14,000 people were employed in clean-vehicle jobs in Illinois last year, according to a report by Environmental Entrepreneurs, or E2.

REPORT: Midwest Clean Energy Jobs Grew 3.6% in 2022, Now Home to 734,753 Workers

Midwest clean energy economy poised for explosive growth as Inflation Reduction Act investments kick in  Chicago, IL – Clean energy businesses in the Midwest added more than 25,000 workers in 2022, now employing 734,753 Midwesterners. That’s according to a new analysis of employment data released today by the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and […]

Indiana clean energy employment continues to grow, according to new report

The number of clean energy jobs in Indiana grew about 3.7% from 85,298 in 2021 to more than 88,400 in 2022. Fossil fuel-related work, meanwhile, accounted for just 14,837 jobs. “Clean energy is indispensable to economic growth today. And the best news is every community is benefitting,” said Michael Timberlake, E2 Communications Director. “Workers exist […]

New York metro leads the U.S. in clean energy jobs

“Because of policy,” Uchenna Bright, the northeast advocate with E2, tells Crain’s in an interview,” I think, our city and state is up there leading with not just the technology, but the workers to get it done.”

Massachusetts in the top 10 for the most clean-energy jobs in the country

Massachusetts is in the top 10 for the most clean-energy jobs in the country per a new ranking from Environmental Entrepreneurs, better known in the industry as E2. The group finds there are close to 120,000 workers getting clean and green paychecks right here in the Bay state. That is good for 7th best in […]

18 new major clean energy projects were announced in August

Businesses announced plans for at least 18 new large-scale clean energy projects in 11 states and Puerto Rico in August, according to national nonpartisan business group E2’s monthly analysis of new clean energy and clean transportation projects. Based on publicly available information from 17 of the 18 announcements that included jobs and/or investment estimates, the projects […]

Arizona added 2,374 clean-energy jobs in 2022, near pre-pandemic levels

The annual Clean Jobs America report by Environmental Entrepreneurs – or E2 – said the bulk of the 61,583 clean-energy jobs in the Arizona were in energy-efficiency fields, like efficient lighting, heating and insulation. But Arizona also had almost 12,000 jobs in renewable energy industries and more than 4,000 in clean vehicles. E2’s Communications Director […]

Mass. seventh among states in clean energy jobs

Massachusetts had the seventh most clean energy jobs among states in 2022, according to a report released Thursday by a national business group. There were 118,165 clean energy jobs in Massachusetts last year, an increase of about 5,000 jobs over 2021 and of about 10,000 jobs since 2020, the report from E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) said. Most […]

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

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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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