Inslee-Sarbanes Clean Energy Service Corps Becomes Law

WASHINGTON, DC –Just in time for Earth Day, the Inslee-Sarbanes Clean Energy Service Corps was signed into law by President Barack Obama as part of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The Clean Energy Service Corps will give training and skills in the clean energy industry to disadvantaged young Americans while improving the efficiency of low-income housing and other public facilities. U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) previously introduced the program in a stand-alone bill, H.R. 1394, the Clean Energy Service Corps Act, which was co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.).

"The Clean Energy Service Corps will be an incredible learning experience for thousands of young people in disadvantaged communities throughout the country," said Inslee, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. "As a key component of the New Apollo Energy Project, the Clean Energy Service Corps will build our nation´s green-collar workforce and help to improve our national lands and infrastructure and make thousands of homes and businesses energy efficient."