Biden wants to build a jobs corps to save the planet. California’s already doing it.

Image: Grist / GaryAlvis / Getty Images. Article by Kate Yoder. Grist – Mar 2, 2021.

David Saldaña spends his mornings driving around the Harbor area of Los Angeles, scouting out local businesses. When the 28-year-old spots one, he’ll walk in, give them his business card with FoodCycle LA, and ask them to donate food to local pantries — not stuff that’s fresh off the shelf, but the stuff that’s past the sell-by date and destined for the dumpster even though it’s perfectly edible. He’s one of the first members of the California Climate Action Corps, a program that’s taking on climate change by planting trees, protecting homes from wildfires, and rescuing food waste across the state. […]

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