How the US labor movement is getting to grips with the climate crisis

In Texas and West Virginia, unions are having tough conversations about the future of fossil fuels - and finding new ways to support workers transitioning from oil and coal to cleaner jobs

In the beginning of this summer, the US state of Connecticut passed legislation to guarantee prevailing wage and benefits are provided to workers on clean energy projects.

The law was a product of labor unions and environmental groups working together to educate workers about the climate crisis and develop solutions, with a focus on creating good-paying, unionized jobs and opportunities to combat economic inequities.