By Rebekah L. Sanders | The Arizona Republic
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he would make a “massive federal investment” in Arizona solar to replace hundreds of jobs in the coal industry that would be lost under his environmental proposals.
His plan would provide $41 billion over a decade to help oil, gas and coal workers train for other jobs, while investing more than $500 billion in clean energy through 2030, his campaign said. The costs would be offset by repealing subsidies for fossil fuels and other corporate tax breaks, the plan says.
