White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday dodged a question from a reporter about when unemployed Keystone pipeline workers can expect new “green” employment. The move to scrap construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline could directly eliminate an estimated 11,000 jobs and affect another 60,000. The action was part of a series of executive orders signed by President Joe Biden on his first day in office affecting “permits signed over the past four years that do not serve the U.S. national interest, including revoking the presidential permit granted to the Keystone XL pipeline.” The president has said he has plans for mine reclamation and cleanup projects that would create new jobs where workers are laid off. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said on Jan. 28 that Biden wants to make sure workers in the energy industry “have better choices” in jobs that “pay better” and are “cleaner.” …
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