by Sarah Laskow. It's hot . It's hot . It's hooooottttt . You want green jobs? Here are your green jobs : 2.7 million Americans are employed in the clean energy economy, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. But that could all end with a drop-off in government subsidies across the world. Nike, Adidas, Puma, Lacoste, and H&M have a relationship with a Chinese factory that pollutes rivers like you won't believe. The House Appropriations Committee passed a major funding bill that cuts the EPA's budget, delays carbon regulation, and allows mining in the Grand Canyon. At Dartmouth, tiny trash cans cut 200 tons of trash. They’re tiny!

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