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Oregon Builds Green Jobs with Pay | Portland News
Oregon’s bold green job revolution is taking root—with the Portland Clean Energy Fund investing $46 million to train 1,500+ workers for high-paying, sustainable careers by 2025. Focused on equity, the program supports paid training for young people of color, prison reentry programs, and construction pre-apprenticeships—all guaranteed to pay $30/hour+. Complementing this, Climate Jobs Oregon launched in January 2026, pushing for worker-first clean energy infrastructure with strong labor standards and streamlined funding. Despite minor disagreements on specifics like data centers, labor and…
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