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Biden Proposes A 'Civilian Corps' To Address Climate Change

Thu, 20 May 2021

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During the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps to improve the country's public lands, forests, and parks. Now, nearly a hundred years later, President Biden is trying to bring a similar version of it back. He wants to launch the Civilian Climate Corps to address the threat of climate change. NPR's White House correspondent Scott Detrow and National Desk Correspondent Nathan Rott report on Biden's plan and how it could play out.Click here to see photos and read more on this story.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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