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Wood TV

‘Renewable energy growth is truly a 50-state story now’: New report shows big jump in solar, wind, EVs

Cipher

In Michigan, climate and clean energy initiatives are gaining momentum

CBS News Chicago

Some clean energy investments are slow to roll out, while others are spurring job creation

POLITICO

Biden-Harris climate law set off a green bonanza in Walz’s Minnesota

Michigan Advance

As Michigan’s clean energy industry expands, the state is helping workers with the transition

Inside Climate News

Clean Energy Is Driving ‘a New Era in American Manufacturing’ Across the Midwest

Releases

MI ANALYSIS: 18 New Clean Energy, Vehicle Projects to Create 28K Jobs, Add $10B to GDP, Generate $7B in Wages for Michigan

New report models impact of 18 announced large-scale clean energy projects tracked by E2 in Mich. during the first year after the IRA was signed into law (Aug. 2022-Aug. 2023) During construction, projects will generate 22K jobs, $7B in new wag...

Reports

Michigan Clean Economy Works | An Economic Impact Analysis of Major Clean Energy, Vehicle Projects

Large-scale clean energy projects announced in Michigan one year after the IRA are projected to create or support at least 28,000 jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars in new wages, tax revenue, and economic growth.

Releases

$120,000 Awarded to Six Emerging Clean Energy, Environmental Entrepreneurs

National nonpartisan business group E2 and sustainability-driven hotel brand 1 Hotels announced today the 2024 E2 1 Hotels Fellowship class at E2. This is the sixth year of the annual fellowship, which awards six young business leaders $20,000 each to execu...

Releases

Mich. Passes Clean Energy Future Bills, Clean Energy Jobs Poised to Grow Substantially

LANSING, MI  – The Michigan House of Representatives late Thursday passed the Clean Energy Future bill package, which represents a major step forward towards the state’s clean energy goals. The package—which includes Senate Bills 271, 273 and 502—establishe...

Missouri Business Alert

Jobs in clean energy grow in Missouri, according to report

The number of Missourians employed in the clean energy sector is expected to continue to rise, according to a recent report from Clean Jobs Midwest. Missouri jobs in clean energy grew 4.5% in 2022. Thanks to federal climate investments passed last year, the...

WCMU Public Radio

Michigan experiences growth in clean energy jobs, report says

A new report found that Michigan is leading the Midwest in clean energy jobs. Business leaders and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II met Tuesday to discuss the economic opportunities for investing in renewable energy. Nearly 124,000 Michiganders work in cl...

KXLG 99.1

Clean energy sector adds more jobs in South Dakota

Clean energy businesses in South Dakota added more than 190 workers in 2022, now employing 12,003 South Dakotans. That’s according to a new analysis of employment data released this week by the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepre...

The Business Journal

More Clean Energy Jobs Possible for Ohio?

he clean energy industry in the Midwest experienced substantial job growth in 2022, and it may see further expansion due to the Inflation Reduction Act. During an online event, experts and business leaders discussed the upcoming increase in clean energy ...

Greater Madison In Business

Wisconsin clean energy businesses grow to employ over 71K workers

Clean energy businesses in Wisconsin added more than 380 workers in 2022 and are now employing 71,489 Wisconsinites, according to a new analysis of employment data released by the national, nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) and Eve...

Our Quad Cities

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 20...

WisBusiness News

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, re...

Business Journal Daily

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...

MLive

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 Tu...

Daily Herald, Suburban Chicago

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 ...

News from the State-Michigan

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 ene...

WQAD8-ABC

Clean energy jobs growing in Illinois

A new report says there's more than 84,000 jobs in the clean energy industry in Illinois.

The Hannah Report

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...

WGN 9

Clean Jobs in the Midwest Grew Last Year

Clean jobs in the midwest grew last year according a new report from E2 and Evergreen Climate innovations