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Solar photovoltaic installers and wind turbine service technicians have been the two fastest-growing occupations in the U.S. for three consecutive years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000259#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Clean transportation employment showed mixed results: clean vehicle jobs fell by 3% from 2023 to 2024, with hybrid electric vehicles losing nearly 6,000 jobs. Conversely, renewable fuels supported 111,800 jobs and remained steady, although woody biomass jobs decreased by more than 2%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000259#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The adaptation and resilience industry grew by 18% to $4.8 billion in 2024, outperforming the overall climate industry growth of 9%. 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Wilson Medical Center in North Carolina received three 'immediate jeopardy' designations in under a year, while Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Iowa was the site of sexual assaults of nine patients by a nurse practitioner.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pestake-000194#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies a pattern of reducing essential but less lucrative services. Examples include Conemaugh Nason Medical Center ending scheduled obstetrics deliveries and pediatric clinics in 2022, and Memorial Medical Center in New Mexico closing its psychiatric ward in 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pestake-000194#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The creation of ScionHealth via a spinoff from Lifepoint is presented as a potential strategy to evade antitrust scrutiny. 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