The U.S. Department of Energy announced that 142,000 new jobs have been created in the U.S. in battery manufacturing, renewable energy and related industries. This growth is twice as fast as overall job growth in the U.S., with clean energy employment up 4.2%. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has spurred a boom in these industries, including large investments in renewables and emissions reductions. bloomberg.com 🇺🇸