As tech is rocked by layoffs, climate jobs and tools for finding them are on the rise

While traditional tech giants lay off thousands, there has never been a better time to get a job in climate tech. But with so many options in a field that is rapidly evolving and expanding, how do you actually get started?

• Career opportunities include everything from installing solar panels and electric vehicle charging devices to innovating cutting-edge climate tech hardware and software. And the tools to find the jobs are on the rise. (Above: Jason Huff left a career in education to pursue climate tech after a visit to Alaska’s Exit Glacier and Harding Icefield.) Read more.

The Seattle Police Dept. is being forced to deactivate Twitter accounts it uses to provide updates about crime after the social media giant changed its API policy.

• Developers at companies and organizations such as SPD use the application programming interface to pull data from Twitter for use in alerts, automated bots, and more. Read more.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation is good to go after the FCC approved the company’s plan for dealing with risks from orbital debris.

• Amazon’s 3,326-satellite network is designed to provide broadband internet access and the company had to address concerns about collision risks, disposal and more. (Above: ULA's Vulcan rocket lifting off with Amazon's satellites in an Amazon illustration.) Read more.

GeekWire 200 update: Here’s who is making gains on our list of the top Pacific Northwest startups.

• Group14 Technologies, Marvelous, Factal and more are among newcomers; Jobscan jumped 45 spots as the biggest mover. Read more.

The GeekWire Awards return on May 18 in Seattle and community nominations are now open across more than a dozen categories.

• Help us celebrate the top innovators, entrepreneurs and technology leaders in the Pacific Northwest by submitting nominations for Startup of the Year, Workplace of the Year, Next Tech Titan and more. Details here.

Thanks for reading, and have a great day. — GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com.